[Tigers] Holley electric choke starting

[steve wick]

Think of it as the electric element is just replacing the hot air coming from the manifold stove. If you wait 10 seconds, the choke is already heating up and opening. What I did on a car I used to have was wire the choke power through a temperature switch (approx. 60 degrees IIRC) that I strapped to one of my heater hoses. When the water in the hose, or outside air temp, got to that temperature, the choke received power and started opening up. I didn't have to have a switch under the dash and remember to turn it on at a given time. It worked flawlessly for me.


Steve


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Subject: [Tigers] Holley electric choke starting

A question about starting a car from cold, with an electric choke Holley.

Do you attempt to start the car the instant you switch on the ignition...or do you wait 10 seconds for the choke to set before cranking it over? I've gotten both scenarios from  Holley discussion groups. All I know is that at +50F, the 10 second rule seems to work better- at below that temp, nothing works well or consistantly. This is the carb on my '68 Cougar 302.
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