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General Category => Quadrajet Carb Talk and Tips => Topic started by: nikothenomad on April 20, 2015, 12:58:16 PM

Title: Choke Plate Question
Post by: nikothenomad on April 20, 2015, 12:58:16 PM

Our Quadrajet has an electronic choke pull off.  Under observation it appears to be working just fine and we don't have any problems.  I do have a question, however. 

With an electronic choke pull off on the carb should I still be able to open or close the choke plate manually?  Or should it be tightly held at whatever point the pull off is at?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Choke Plate Question
Post by: 77cruiser on April 20, 2015, 03:09:26 PM

You can open & close it by hand. The only dif. is the choke coil is heated with an electric heating element instead of the hot air tube.

Title: Re: Choke Plate Question
Post by: nikothenomad on April 21, 2015, 05:20:55 PM

Hmmm.  I was just wondering if it was possible for the vacuum created once the engine starts to pull the plate closed and choke it off?  Wasn't sure if the spring in electronic choke should be strong enough to keep it from moving.  Thanks.