Choke release
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: md
Originally Posted by dmacfordshot04
put in manual choke &problem will be solved ,easy to do ,did to mine &works great.
The prev. owner of my truck had installed a man. choke, but it never worked long without binding up. Someone here gave me great advice on using a better quality cable, and setting the cable up to pull the choke (rather than the normal opposite) and add a spring to help in the other direction. Do a search to help find his post.
Unfortunately, my carb died and we replaced it with one that had a functioning choke. I have to give it a quick press to the accelerator to de=activate it after the truck warms up, but this I also think this is SOP for this type of choke and don't mind doing it.
I liked the idea of a man. choke, but hated dealing with it binding up all the time.
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Northern MD
You may have to replace the thermostatic coil spring. Over the years, they lose their tension and people try to regain that tension by over-adjusting the choke cap to the rich side. Just don't choke on the price of those heated springs, the last one I replaced was around $35. Oh, the spring and cap come as an assembly.
