Choke wiring

[Basoline]

Ok, I have this Edelbrock Carb with electical choke which I still have to connect. What are the best spots to get me a + and some earth? I'm already using my + wire from the alternator for my electric fan.

Thanks for your advice!

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

Ok, I have this Edelbrock Carb with electical choke which I still have to connect. What are the best spots to get me a + and some earth? I'm already using my + wire from the alternator for my electric fan.

Thanks for your advice!

I ground to the fire wall.

 

[Basoline]

And where to get the [+] wire? The nearest point is the [+] from the alternator but is already in use by the electric fan. Isn't that too much?

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

And where to get the [+] wire? The nearest point is the [+] from the alternator but is already in use by the electric fan. Isn't that too much?

should be really easy to find a + that close to the firewall, pull out a wiring diagram, find a + , and then go look under the hood and find the actual locations of the wires. and see what you have to work with.

 

[69 Runner]

you have your fan hooked directly to the alternator?

 

[Basoline]

No: alternator -> switch -> relay -> fan.

What I mean...it's getting kinda busy at the alternator and it has to be a constant [+]/12V in order to get the choke to work.

 

[daredevil]

sneek up on it from behind coming off the relay by the bulkhead connecter and ground to a carb stud as long as your battery is grounded to the block

 

[Basoline]

Battery is in the trunk...I'll ground it to the firewall.

 

[Histoy]

Couldn't you connect the + to the hot side of the ballast resistor? I grounded mine to the closest carb mounting stud.

 

[Basoline]

Believe there's not enough voltage on that side of the balance resistor...(need 12V). Not sure though...

 

[Histoy]

There's 12 volts on one side and the resistor drops the voltage going to the coil from the other side.

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

you should be able to grab 12V some where around the bulk head connector for sure.

 

[daredevil]

and the blocks gotta be grounded so a carb stud will work

 

[Histoy]

As long as the starter is working, the block is grounded OK.