Electric Choke Question

[Anonymous]

Should the elec. choke be hot to touch the entire time the car is running? I thought it should, in order to hold it open, but just wanted to make sure I am not burning is up.

Where is the best place to hook it up?

I have it hooked up to the alternator terminal.

Thanks,

 

[pedal2themetal45]

YES
It should be hot when the car is on. Thats what keeps it open BBUUTTTT, I think I'd find a different place to hook it up to instaded of the alt. it might be giving it to many amps.. Any spot thats hot with the key on well do..
Tim

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks,

Where would you suggest hooking it up?

I heard the ignition switch, but I rather not have to run it through the dash.

 

[ludwig]

Try the ignition switch lead to the starter solonoid. Not the starter switch lead but the 'on' lead. I forgot which one it is. The brown one I think, at least on the 66 Mustang.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks,

Are you suggesting I hook it up to the starter itself, or the selonoid? It is a 66 mustang.

 

[ludwig]

Niether. There is the lead which is only switched power, black-yellow. Use a press connect tap on that wire. The other is the go button for the starter. Not this one. When I hooked up my Pertronix, I connected a tap to one of the leads off the back of the ignition switch that is switched 12V power. From the back of the ignition switch, you tap the red-green wire before it turns into the pink resistance wire with a press-on tap.

I'm sure there are other sources of switched 12V available. Stay away from the coil, heater positive, the voltage regulator and the Park/Neutral starter legs. The radio power is good (blue w/ three-way plug) but it will also run the choke with the key on ACC and the motor off.

 

[65coupei6]

Either the "stat" terminal on the alt or the "I" on the starter solinoid.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the help. I hooked it up to the starter selonoid and it works great.

 

[CobraSix]

I hooked mine up to my ignition coil wire, since I don't have the ballast resistor. It's easy to located and splice into.

Slade