Electric Choke
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Electric Choke
bottom line my Electric Choke isn't working and it hasn't ever sense i have had my truck. the guy i bought it from said he had rebuilt the carb so i think he messed up the choke somehow. My truck is way hard to start when it get into the winter months so i need to do something quick. anyone have any ideas? its a electric choke on a single barrel carb on a 300 inline 6. PLEASE HELP!!! lol thank you.
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bottom line my Electric Choke isn't working and it hasn't ever sense i have had my truck. the guy i bought it from said he had rebuilt the carb so i think he messed up the choke somehow. My truck is way hard to start when it get into the winter months so i need to do something quick. anyone have any ideas? its a electric choke on a single barrel carb on a 300 inline 6. PLEASE HELP!!! lol thank you.
Have you tried using a test light to see if it is getting power, it only is powered with the engine running.
here is a good link with info
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...arter-yfa.html
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I was lucky that my 68 F-100 came from the factory with a manual choke.
On the cars that i've had with auto chokes I converted to manual the 1st time I had a problem with the PITA thing.
Manual choke conversion kits might still be available at an auto parts store for around 10 bucks. Simple to install and bullet proof.
On the cars that i've had with auto chokes I converted to manual the 1st time I had a problem with the PITA thing.
Manual choke conversion kits might still be available at an auto parts store for around 10 bucks. Simple to install and bullet proof.
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yeah i took a cable out of a 58 gmc pickup. but i wanted to try and fix my choke before i installed a manual choke. anyway i don't think its electric cause it has no wires coming from it, whats that mean?
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A manual choke would be an easy fix. If you go that route you need to plug up the brass fitting as it will suck air while it is running.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...oke-stove.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-yfa-carb.html
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Here is a picture. The orange tube is the air flow down to the "oven" and the metal tube next to it is the air hot air flow into the choke. Your metal tube might be on the other side of the carb.
The tubes rust off at the Exhaust manifold.
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The tubes rust off at the Exhaust manifold.
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ok so tomorrow im gonna have to check my hot air tube and what about the choke thermostat? could that also be a problem?
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Choke t-stat could very well be bad. Just as likely, is way out of adjustment, misassembled, or just not getting any heat. Heat comes from either the choke stove jim posted a pic of, or (as also seen in the photo) aided with an electric heated t-stat.
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While looking it over, pay close attention to the center area of the choke T-stat. The lack of an electrical wire attached doesn't rule the possibility that one was once there, and has been broke off.
If it had the wire, and it is now gone, it will never work as it was originally intended.
If it had the wire, and it is now gone, it will never work as it was originally intended.
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ok so here is what i found, i took off the choke thermostat and checked it out it dint't seem to be messed up but didn't seem to be assembled correctly. so i cleaned it up a little and put it back on and checked the hot air intake tube and it seems fine. when i put the thermostat back together and adjusted it my choke was opened up about 1/4 or so and it fired right up and sitting in the cab watching the temp and reving it a little you could really feel a difference in the way the pedal felt. but then as it got up to temp the choke did not o[en it was still at about 1/4. thats where i am. isn't it supposed to be open all the way then it's warmed up? any ideas? i can add pictures if anyone need me to, you just have to tell me how 