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Sep 20, 2007 | 02:49 PM

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ele. choke always hot

I have a 85 f250 with new 460 w/ edelbrock. I found a dead battery after a few days not using the truck. Then noticed choke not working during cold start. I checked the choke this morning with key off and it was hot, quite hot. I let it cool then changed the power source and it heated up. Has anyone ran into something like this or is there anyone out there that can help? Thanks

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Sep 20, 2007 | 04:36 PM

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It should be on a key-on source. Get a testlight or meter, and you should not have voltage at the choke unless the key is in the run position.

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Sep 21, 2007 | 12:18 AM

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Thanks Dave. Choke has volt. with key in off postition. power source runs off the alt. I chased the wire and it seems fine. I suspect the alt. maybe a short. Any other ideas?

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Sep 21, 2007 | 01:23 AM

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I've got the same carb and I ran a wire from a key-on tab on my fuse block.

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