CHOKE WIRE FEED

[moes]

CAN I TEE INTO ONE OF THE TWO WIRES ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR FOR THE ELECTRIC CHOKE + FEED. ONE THAT IS LIVE WITH THE KEY ON AND OFF WHEN THE KEY IS OFF. THANKS

 

[Dreamcatcher]

That is how I do mine. There is a wire on the alt. that is only hot when the engine is running. This way the choke only starts to open when the engine is running and not just because the key is on.

 

[moes]

That is how I do mine. There is a wire on the alt. that is only hot when the engine is running. This way the choke only starts to open when the engine is running and not just because the key is on.

What color is the wire, that I have to connect to?

 

[Dreamcatcher]

If I recall mine was white but there are different colors for different years (I think) I checked with a volt meter and found the one that had 12 volts only while the engine was running.

 

[moes]

If I recall mine was white but there are different colors for different years (I think) I checked with a volt meter and found the one that had 12 volts only while the engine was running.

Thanks

 

[lewtot184]

i tapped into the start side of the ballast resistor.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

That is how I do mine. There is a wire on the alt. that is only hot when the engine is running. This way the choke only starts to open when the engine is running and not just because the key is on.

Using original Wiring thats incorrect.

The big stud is allways hot since is linked to batt

Using field green wire on pre 69 cars will be sourced from voltage regulator, so is incorrect to source from there, since is exclusivelly for the alt signal

Using field green wire on post 70 cars is ground, so won't work


On post 70 cars you can use blue wire running to alt field, which is ign key run circuit

On pre 69 cars, the blue wire runing to coil comes from ballast, so is also incorrect. On post 70 cars this wire becomed brown

The ONLY source you must and can use is the RUN circuit ( blue wire ) feeding the ballast or volt reg... On post 70 can be used the blue alt field too.


You can install an oil sender providing a switch signal used on way laters cars, what, with a slight modification on your wiring, can become on a switch on signal to the choke which it was the purpouse of them. This Oil senders are idiot light kind, but 3 prongs, one prong to oil bulb on cluster and the other two are in and out signal from run circuit what is switched on JUST when engine is running, sensed by the oil sender. Will require a custom wire job, pretty much easy to do