Carb choke not connected?
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Carb choke not connected?
I have run into a situation with my newly acquired 84 F150, 6cyl. It had a fast idle, etc that I have been able to slow down to some degree with the instructions from some of you, but while I was working on that issue I was checking into how the choke was set, the fast idle setting etc. None of it seems to be connected !! When I go to set the choke on cold start, nothing moves, I can pump the gas a little and it will start right up and idle, but it runs a little strange until warm.I looked to see where the fast idle rested on the cam piece and it does not touch. I can manually move the mechanism down to where it does, but as soon as the throttle moves, it flips back and doesn't come in contact any more. There has got to be a spring or linkage or something that is not connected where it should be or just is not there. That might explain why my uncle(previous owner, deceased) had the idle so high....I have no idea how to get things back the way they need to be..........Help anyone??
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the only thing that moves is the linkage to the gas pedal...it is as if something on the firewall side of the carb has been disconnected........the whole mechanism of the choke and the fast idle cam and whatever else is tied to that side has been unhooked..........may have been a problem in the past and someone maybe did not know how to fix it so they just did away with something...????
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Rather than buying a carb, buy a new electronic choke and hook it up per the directions. They are pretty cheap. I had a problem with my choke on my Edlebrock carb. It wouldn't turn itself on no matter how much pumping I did to the pedal. It turned out to be a bad voltage regulator. Once I replaced the reg, the choke worked perfectly. I don't know if it is related to your problem but it doesn't hurt to throw it out there.
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i put a manual on mine. i think it works better. i dont use the fast idel cam on this one either
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It's my understanding you CAN use the fast idle cam with a manual choke.
Seems like it would work.
You press the pedal (cold), you pull the choke ****, the choke plate closes, the cam rotates, the throttle is set on the high part of the cam.
Does that sound right?
Seems like it would work.
You press the pedal (cold), you pull the choke ****, the choke plate closes, the cam rotates, the throttle is set on the high part of the cam.
Does that sound right?
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Sounds about right srercrcr, but manual chokes are not as efficient as a properly operating automatic choke, which will adjust itself as the engine warms up. Manual chokes are, how-ever, more reliable in the long run. The trade off is having to baby-sit them, and manually adjust them as the engine warms up, or suffer over-rich running, possible flooding, and poor performance while driving until at full operating temps.
