Hooking up electric choke?

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Dec 14, 2005 | 05:58 PM

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when i bought my truck my ele-choke is connnected to my solenoid should i move it

Yes, the electric choke is under constant positive "+" energy and could possibly burn out the thermo contact in the choke housing.

Dec 14, 2005 | 07:58 PM

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I can't figure out why they would put it on the solenoid(relay)? The two choices over there are power all the time(the choke would be open all the time) or power during cranking(not enough time for the choke to warm up).

Dec 15, 2005 | 01:16 AM

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where should i put it cause i have no idea and it burns your hand too

Dec 15, 2005 | 10:07 AM

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You can try the white/black wire on the alternator like the other guy if you have the older style alternator with the seperate regulator. Or you can run it into the fuse box to a key-on power source.

Dec 31, 2005 | 04:08 PM

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I've looked for that white and black wire and I can only find a black-yellow one. I don't think mine has the seperate regulator either.

Whats some good key-on power sources again? Should you put another fuse between fuse box and choke? What amp?

Thanks,

Kyle

Jan 1, 2006 | 08:18 AM

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Whats some good key-on power sources again? Should you put another fuse between fuse box and choke? What amp?

Thanks,

Kyle

A good place to look is the fuse box. You can tap into the box for power with what they call a fuse tap. Radio Shack sells them. It's a little piece of brass that slips over the fuse that is already in the fuse box. Then you can use a slip on crimp connector to hook the wire up, run it throughthe firewall, and to the choke.

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