SoCal Jet Boats

Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: GAWnCA on January 06, 2008, 08:30:08 PM

Title: Electric Choke
Post by: GAWnCA on January 06, 2008, 08:30:08 PM
OK, I'm going form a mechanical choke carb to one with an electric choke, how it is hooked up or how do you bypass it if it's not needed?
Title: Re: Electric Choke
Post by: Ema Non-Performance Marine - BANNED on January 06, 2008, 08:37:25 PM
OK, I'm going form a mechanical choke carb to one with an electric choke, how it is hooked up or how do you bypass it if it's not needed?
It just needs a ground and 12volts, then you tune the choke by twisting the black spring housing clockwise or counter clockwise. There is also a small screw near the center of the throttle arm that adjusts the fast idle.
Title: Re: Electric Choke
Post by: speedymopars on January 07, 2008, 10:19:05 AM
It just needs a ground and 12volts, then you tune the choke by twisting the black spring housing clockwise or counter clockwise. There is also a small screw near the center of the throttle arm that adjusts the fast idle.



You should also say that the choke +12v should NOT come from the coil. It needs to be a real +12 volt, not the 6-9V that the coil sees. It will cause the choke to come off to slowly.

In a jet boat, the added RPM from the choke could be problematic, so proper adjustment is critical. Here a mechanical choke is probably better than an electric as you can adjust the rpm / enrichment on the fly...
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