Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK #89526
07/16/08 06:11 PM
07/16/08 06:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,112
New Jersey, US of A
PlumCrazy73Dodge Offline OP
top fuel
PlumCrazy73Dodge  Offline OP
top fuel

Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,112
New Jersey, US of A
1406 edelbrock carb, my choke wire fell off, the red one, does it go on the pos. side of the coil?? My engine has been cutting out, may be choke related, the wire fell off.........any help is good........also the coil i had was not labeled pos or neg i tested it when i hooked it up....where does the brown wire go? its in a 73 challenger....Mike


73 plumcrazy challenger - 318/904, edelbrock performer 600cfm carb, performer intake and cam. Eddy Alum. Heads 3.91 locker, Doug's headers, accurate ltd. exhaust
73 Cuda - Triple Black 340 4 speed
MIKE
Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: PlumCrazy73Dodge] #89527
07/16/08 07:02 PM
07/16/08 07:02 PM
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,319
Chicago Burbs
sthemi Offline
master
sthemi  Offline
master

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,319
Chicago Burbs
I like to splice into the field wire of the alternator. I would not recommend the coil wire as a place to hook up.

Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: sthemi] #89528
07/16/08 07:24 PM
07/16/08 07:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 25,618
Rio Linda, CA
John_Kunkel Offline
Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel  Offline
Too Many Posts

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 25,618
Rio Linda, CA

A '73 has two field wires, be sure to use the blue one not the green one; the double blue wire on the ballast is the same circuit.


The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway
Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: John_Kunkel] #89529
07/16/08 08:46 PM
07/16/08 08:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,389
UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...
N
NITROUSN Offline
I Live Here
NITROUSN  Offline
I Live Here
N

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,389
UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...
73 Already has a wire for the choke. 73 is when they stsrted with electric assisted choke systems.

Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: John_Kunkel] #89530
07/16/08 08:54 PM
07/16/08 08:54 PM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,065
Milwaukee, WI
In_The_Pink Offline
master
In_The_Pink  Offline
master

Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,065
Milwaukee, WI
Quote:


A '73 has two field wires, be sure to use the blue one not the green one; the double blue wire on the ballast is the same circuit.




Use the blue wire coming off the ballast resistor. It should have hot power when the ignition switch is in the start and run position.

Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: In_The_Pink] #89531
07/16/08 09:02 PM
07/16/08 09:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,389
UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...
N
NITROUSN Offline
I Live Here
NITROUSN  Offline
I Live Here
N

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,389
UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...
Quote:

Quote:


A '73 has two field wires, be sure to use the blue one not the green one; the double blue wire on the ballast is the same circuit.




Use the blue wire coming off the ballast resistor. It should have hot power when the ignition switch is in the start and run position.




He should not have to do anything the factory choke wire should be there.

Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: NITROUSN] #89532
07/16/08 09:07 PM
07/16/08 09:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,065
Milwaukee, WI
In_The_Pink Offline
master
In_The_Pink  Offline
master

Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,065
Milwaukee, WI
Quote:

Quote:

Quote:


A '73 has two field wires, be sure to use the blue one not the green one; the double blue wire on the ballast is the same circuit.




Use the blue wire coming off the ballast resistor. It should have hot power when the ignition switch is in the start and run position.




He should not have to do anything the factory choke wire should be there.




True, provided it has not been cut off or removed.

The brown wire is the positive (+) power for the coil.

Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: In_The_Pink] #89533
07/17/08 01:06 AM
07/17/08 01:06 AM
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,112
New Jersey, US of A
PlumCrazy73Dodge Offline OP
top fuel
PlumCrazy73Dodge  Offline OP
top fuel

Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,112
New Jersey, US of A
thanks guys i think the problem may be a broken valve spring after all...the choke wiring issues...the blue wire has been cut/played with by someone the little plastic bo where the wires stem from is a mess...needless to say i think its time to pull the motor and give it a new paint job anyway...


73 plumcrazy challenger - 318/904, edelbrock performer 600cfm carb, performer intake and cam. Eddy Alum. Heads 3.91 locker, Doug's headers, accurate ltd. exhaust
73 Cuda - Triple Black 340 4 speed
MIKE
Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: In_The_Pink] #89534
07/17/08 01:07 AM
07/17/08 01:07 AM
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,319
Chicago Burbs
sthemi Offline
master
sthemi  Offline
master

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,319
Chicago Burbs
The factory set up used a timer so the choke only has power when it is cold, since it still had ahot air feed from the intake.
You would need to use the hot feed to the timer not the output side of it.

Re: electric choke wire...where????? EDELBROCK [Re: sthemi] #89535
07/17/08 03:28 PM
07/17/08 03:28 PM
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,112
New Jersey, US of A
PlumCrazy73Dodge Offline OP
top fuel
PlumCrazy73Dodge  Offline OP
top fuel

Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,112
New Jersey, US of A
I looked into it more today and checked the valve springs.....they are fine...may be a valve problem....it cuts out and runs like total junk at a higher rpm.....has a miss then dies altogether....I am yankin the engine out anyway cause I wanna do some things.....forged internals and what not....the choke wiring has the positive red wire and i dont know where it went, there is a choke relay under the coil....there??? or somehwere else?? the dark blue wire i see on the ballast but thats the only place....it must be a diff color at the connection point where all the wires meet in the plastic block....i will post pics when i get the engine back in and I am ready to wire it up....thanks for the help guys... Mike this job is


73 plumcrazy challenger - 318/904, edelbrock performer 600cfm carb, performer intake and cam. Eddy Alum. Heads 3.91 locker, Doug's headers, accurate ltd. exhaust
73 Cuda - Triple Black 340 4 speed
MIKE






Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1