Having a carb that an electric choke thermostat can be readily adapted to is one thing, but replacing an OEM divorced choke with an electric choke on a carb that didn't or couldn't have had one, would needed a carb with an existing elec choke already on it.
In the middle '70s and later, Chrysler used an "electric assist" divorced choke unit. That's the one that needs the "tower" on the intake manifold to mount it on. Seems like it requires some additional circuitry/mechanism to regulate it?
In the OEM applications with OEM divorced chokes, probably better to upgrade to a newer carb with an existing elec choke already on it, I suspect.
Carbs with an "integral choke thermostat", as many Ford and GM carbs did, replacing the existing choke thermostat with an electric choke thermostat should be an easier deal. Provided the diameters of the thermostat housings are the same. That's my suspicion.
CBODY67
Not wanting to crash this thread but I am really seeking an answer to the following question:
If I buy a manual choke Edelbrock Performer carb, will the choke mechanism of the new carb easily connect to the original divorced choke spring and rod of the car? The car was originally equipped with a Carter AVS 4-barrel.
The passenger side lever of the choke shaft on the Edelbrook carb looks different than the respective part of the original Carter AVS carburetor (which also featured a provision for the rod from the vacuum pull-off to hook into). But in theorey it should work, maybe with bending or elongating the rod coming from the original choke spring.
Did anyone ever try this?
The original choke spring is located on the passenger side of the intake manifold and connects to a lever on the passenger side of the original Carter AVS. That is almost the same spot where the Edelbrock Performer carb (which is said to be based upon the Carter AFB) has that lever.No problem ceebuddy!
Can you say on which side the choke cable would connect on the Eddy. Suitability of manual mechanism and the spring depends on that and the AVS has it on the driver side, if I remember it right.
Thinking about it... the Edelbrock Performer carbs with electric choke don't have a choke-pull-off. So putting on the pull-off is probably advisable but not a requirement.You would have to put on the choke pull off
I put a manual choke on my Stromberg 262. Nice to have it on these cool mornings now. Very easy to set up too.
Which brand kames those kits for Strombergs?