Electric Choke Wiring '59 292

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Jun 11, 2008 | 03:43 PM

barry59

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Electric Choke Wiring '59 292

I have a newly remanufactured Holley 1835 carb which has had an electric choke added to it. My '59 F-100 has the original electrical system in place. Where would you recommend running the positive and negative wires from the choke? No instructions came with the carb.

Jun 11, 2008 | 03:47 PM

SteveBricks

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I had an electric choke on my '62. I ran it off of a keyed wire/w a 10amp in-line fuse and grounded it on the block.

Jun 12, 2008 | 12:03 AM

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If there is a stator wire in the generator circuit, run it from there, if not, then wire it like Steve said.

Jun 12, 2008 | 03:43 PM

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Thanks

Thanks. I'll get my head back under the hood this weekend and see which way might be best.

Jun 12, 2008 | 11:15 PM

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The benefit to the stator wire if available is that it only has power when the engine is running even if the key is left on.

Jun 14, 2008 | 12:54 PM

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Update

So there are two smaller terminals on the generator, one marked F and one marked G. I'm guessing the F terminal is the positive side. If so, I'll just run the positive lead from the choke to this terminal using a wire lug. Is there any reason I shouldn't run the negative lead from the choke to the G terminal, which I take it is the ground?