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> Electronic choke, PO cut the wires
Chaznaster
post Nov 29 2015, 08:48 PM
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Hi. My son and I are starting to work on a '74 1.8 converted to a single Weber carb setup. The POs tore out most of the wiring and sensors.

A few weeks ago when the weather in MA was warm she started easily. Today it was 40 degrees F and we could not get her started. We had fuel and a spark.

Would it help to get the choke rewired? I would think so ...

I read somewhere about using a + connection off the coil??

Many thanks.

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post Nov 29 2015, 09:38 PM
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Were you able to get it started by holding the choke closed? This would guide you on whether the choke was needed or not.

I had a setup like that and had the choke powered. Worked good on first start-up, but in cold weather after brief stops, the choke and carb would cool a lot faster than the engine block and heads. Thus when starting up after a brief stop, the carb would cool and the choke would close flooding the engine. So I had to push the accelerator to the floor to get it to start (flooring it opens up the choke).

Do what you can to get this single carb working while you decide to go with dual carbs or fuel injection.

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