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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The electric choke acts just like the stock mechanical spring choke only electricity heats up the spring and releases the choke instead of hot exhaust gases.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The trick is always setting them up correctly for your climate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seems to me I saw an article in Hot Rod Mag several years ago showing a thermostat by Holley that bolted to the intake manifold and controlled the electricity to the choke and thus it’s rate of opening.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This seemed like the way to go to me but I never followed up on it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>snakebit289 via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 21, 2017 12:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tiger List <tigers@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Holley electric choke starting<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508558349681_5929"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black'>A question about starting a car from cold, with an electric choke Holley.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508558349681_6116"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508558349681_6117"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>