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Okay guys, car has a late model Edelbrock 4 barrel carburetor on it and it needs a power wire to the terminal on the electrical choke, where does one usually route it from?
Be advised if you are going to do that (run it from the resistor), be sure to install an inline fuse in case the electric choke ever shorts out or you can wind up dead on the highway. You can also run it from one of the "Power" leads from the fuse block. Either way it should be fused, in my opinion the power lead would be the preferred choice, one that is active with the ignition switch.Okay guys, car has a late model Edelbrock 4 barrel carburetor on it and it needs a power wire to the terminal on the electrical choke, where does one usually route it from?
Ditto.Mine comes from the line side of the ballast resistor to get a constant key-on 12v.
Mine comes from the line side of the ballast resistor to get a constant key-on 12v.
Ditto.
Same here
yeah, me too and always carry an extra resistor in the glove box
I'm also running from the hot side of the BR. That's a good point about the fuse Dave. I never thought about that. While restoring my '66 Windsor, I noted that it is possible to start the engine with every single fuse removed from the fuse block, which means that the BR circuit is unfused!Be advised if you are going to do that (run it from the resistor), be sure to install an inline fuse in case the electric choke ever shorts out or you can wind up dead on the highway. You can also run it from one of the "Power" leads from the fuse block. Either way it should be fused, in my opinion the power lead would be the preferred choice, one that is active with the ignition switch.
Dave
Are you using the two position ballast or four? I’m having a charging issue. But, at the same time the original owner bypassed the resistor.Mine comes from the line side of the ballast resistor to get a constant key-on 12v.
The ballast resistor is for the ignition, if your having charging problems check the alt and voltage regulatorAre you using the two position ballast or four? I’m having a charging issue. But, at the same time the original owner bypassed the resistor.
So I should hook power for the coil on the distributor and the electric choke to ballast resistor? What’s a simple test for volt regulator? I’m new to C bodies. Thanks.The ballast resistor is for the ignition, if your having charging problems check the alt and voltage regulator
So I should hook power for the coil on the distributor and the electric choke to ballast resistor? What’s a simple test for volt regulator? I’m new to C bodies. Thanks.
No, your ballast resistor has been bypassed. Electric choke gets connected to 12v switched ignition power. Get a better pic of your distributor, from what I see in the pic it looks like a aftermarket HEI like a GM unit.So I should hook power for the coil on the distributor and the electric choke to ballast resistor? What’s a simple test for volt regulator? I’m new to C bodies. Thanks.