Autolite 1100 automatic to manual choke conversion?

[Anonymous]

I've never tried this- but I was curious- if I had the necessary linkages from a manual choke 1100, would it be easy to change an automatic choke 1100 to a manual choke? I don't have an automatic choke version currently, otherwise I could tell. From pictures I've found, it looks like the automatic choke model has an extra casting it for the coil housing to screw into.

Thanks,

Jason

 

[fordconvert]

The bottom castings are different. I had the same idea until I got them side by side. I then tried a conversion kit, problem with the kits is they are designed for V engines so cable mounting requires a bit of work and when you are done they dont quite work like a manual choke does because of the way the cams are set. You have to step on the gas then pull the cable to get it set right. I just ended up getting a new tube and coil for the original and it has worked great ever since.

I can snap some pictures of both a manual and auto side by side if you still want to look into it.

 

[Anonymous]

No, that answers the question- I thought the castings looked different, but without a side-by-side comparison, I wasn't sure.

Thanks for the information!

Jason