I went to 3 different parts houses in my area to find a Choke Stove Kit. Every one I have seen comes in a kit that contains a 3" long dome that clamps to the header pipe, worm clamps, and the hot air tube with the insulated white covering and replacement hardware. One of the kits had a little strip of asbestos pad that is placed under the dome in the location of the hot air tube.

What about the fresh air tube? There is no mention at all about this tube in ANY of the kits

The directions say to simply clamp the dome to the header pipe with the supplied worm clamp, and then route the supplied hot air tube from the hole in the end of the dome to the choke housing. I can see how the air gets hot under this dome, but is this enough air to heat the choke? I mean with the dome clamped down around the header pipe, I don't see how much air can get in it to be heated.

Would it it be better to simply drill another hole on the other side of that dome and route the fresh air tube from there to the carburetor? This way, there would be a supply of filtered air from the carburetor to the "Stove" clamped to the header pipe and back up the insulated tube to the choke.

If it is this easy to do, why don't any of these kits recognize this and utilize the fresh air tube as well?

 

My dad has this on his truck and it works fine.

 

They only want your money. They don't care if it sucks dirty air into your engine, that's your problem.

Why don't you just get some brake line and clamp it along the manifold or the header with hose clamps like they use? Then hook one end to the choke and the other to the port under the aircleaner flange with vacuum line. It will get hot enough.

 

Thanks, Franklin, but I already bought the kit. It was only $9.95.

If they "just want our money," why wouldn't they include a second tube, drill a second hole in the dome, and then charge you a few more bucks for it?

How will the engine be sucking in dirty air if the air comes from a sealed dome (choke stove) clamped around the header pipe? Where exactly is the air coming from if the dome is clamped down around the header pipe with no openings to let in fresh air? The end of the hot air tube is plugged into the dome, and there is no other hole in the dome to let any unfiltered air in.

I guess my question is, without a source of moving air routed directly to the dome (choke stove), does the choke receive enough air from the sealed dome (choke stove)?

 

If it's totally sealed, then of course no air is going to make it up to the choke housing, a vacuum will be created instead. It has to let air in to have air go up the tube and into the housing.

If you want to try it, hook it up and then hold your hand around the pipe as it goes into the choke housing. If it's pulling air in, you will feel the line get warm.