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Old Dec 19, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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looking for choke problem

I just began having trouble with choke sticking and found i have lost voltage to my elec. choke. I heard there is a relay (under the dash or somewhere) in the system that can burn out. Is this the case? If not, can I run 12v directly to it without burning something up?
 
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Old Dec 19, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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Splice another wire into the wire running to the choke. Run the other end of the wire to a keyed power source of the fuse box. Key on, choke, key off, no choke.

-Matt

Btw: Run an inline fuse on that wire. I would recommend a 10 amp one.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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Thanks Matt. I would like to find the problem before I bypass it, if possible. I forgot to mention it's an 85 F150.
 
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