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Choke Question

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my71olds:
Is it better to have a climatic or electric choke?

Thanks

429bbf:
im guessing you are calling a climatic choke what i call hot air. the electric (imo) is by far superior to the other and when set up right work perfect.

Ethan1:

--- Quote from: 429bbf on April 16, 2013, 07:47:50 PM ---im guessing you are calling a climatic choke what i call hot air. the electric (imo) is by far superior to the other and when set up right work perfect.

--- End quote ---

 I believe the "climatic" choke was common in the Carter carbs.

Cliff Ruggles:
Qjets will typically be "divorced" choke (choke on the intake), "hot air" choke (side mounted with heat tubes to the intake), or electric (side mounted with a 12v wire going to them).

I use and prefer electric chokes, as they allow the use of spacers, thicker gaskets, aftermarket intakes, blocked or filled heat crossovers, etc, and you still have choke function.

Hot air chokes can also develope leaks in the system, which put tons of unfiltered air thru your engine that can wear it out quickly......FWIW.....Cliff

Kjetil:
Could someone post a picture of the vacuum passage in the carburetor that sucks air through the hot air choke?

I'm leaving the choke off on the rebuild of my 17080202 carb. For some reason I can't find any channel that leads to the housing from the baseplate/main body.

Am I confusing something?

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