Excuse me if this topic has been addressed before but I am looking for help to connect 12v to the Edelbrock electric choke on my 64' Riviera. I have read a number of ways to do it but have not had much luck ( I am not the best at wiring) and wonder if someone has a sketch they can provide or a simple set of instructions. Thanks for any help you can give a novice. Slim
Assuming you have 2 prongs on the choke cover, you could ground the negetive (-) side and connect the positive side to a switched power source, such as the wire going to your voltage regulator or wiper motor........check it with a test light first........make sure it is off when your key is off. Mine came in a kit with a heat sensor that mounted on my engine block. I got it from NAPA. Does yours have a small black box that goes with it? If so, I have the instruction sheet for that......it is wired differently. :bglasses:
Just like SLIM, I'm also interested in wiring up an electric choke to my 55 Super. I already have an electric wiper motor and Pertonix kit connected to voltage regulator. Would hooking up the electric choke overload it?
hook the power wire to the 12v side of your ballast resistor if you dont have a ballast resistor hook it int any hot key on but not to the coil on the 60's car there should be an extra terminal on fuse block marked ign it takes a female spade just hook it there on the 50's car if you put in the pertronix you should come off the ign switch for the ign power and the easiest place is the old ballast resistor power wire then just run another for th choke feed I would take your ign wire off the wiper motor as you may run into problems as this is a fused cicuit hope this helps :Smarty:
Run the negative to the carb body. Run a switched 12V power source to one prong of a 2-prong normally open oil pressure switch(closes when oil pressure is present, Summit Racing has them). Run the positive of the choke coil to the other side of the oil pressure switch. This ensures the choke only recieves power with the engine running, which will prevent the choke from opening all the way if the car stalls before warmup is complete..
Please explain the "problem." Is it that the choke does not operate correctly, or is the issue one of hook-up? Knowing exactly what the problem is will help me solve it. Ray
Hello Ray, The issue is one of hookup, although I am piggy-backing off the original post. My main concern is that I overload the ignition coil since I already have Pertronix and electric wiper mounted there now. WALT! Is the ballast resistor the part on rear of carburetor that engages the ignition when starting yet while the car is running the switch remains open so the starter doesn't keep working? If yes, I'll check the shop manual to see which is (+) connection.
the ballast resistor should be on the firewall near the driver side hood hinge it is a ceramic block that has a wire going onto a spade on one end and another coming out that goes to the coil the wire is usually cloth covered. it may have a resistor wire instead that goes to the r terminal on your starter solenoid and then comes up to the coil but being a 55 you should have the block style . I have hooked these up on tri 5 chevies and they always work great! good luck :TU:
These chokes will draw in excess of 6 amps when very cold. The result can be blowing fusible links or fuses, or potential fires due to excessive draws. I suggest the use of a relay for this, such a horn relay. If requested, I can outline the hook up for this. Ray
