Great video. I am having a choke issue now. Previous owner unplugged the wires, if you don't mind what color is the choke wire and does it come out of main harness or firewall to upper left of engine? Finding good pics and physical wiring diagrams are hard to find. thanks.
You said some of that totally backwards in the beginning. You said, "So, the engine is choked when that coil is not energized." But you meant the opposite. The choke is engaged when the coil IS energized, and the light goes out when that happens.
When the choke receives power it slowly disengages. The light comes on because the check is drawing power through the light. When the oil pressure switch closes it energizes the choke and causes the light to go out.
@@mjmcomputers Dude I'm sorry I've read that like three times and that does not make sense. We seem to be talking two different directions lol. Let's try this because I'm only trying to clarify. Okay, so to your knowledge, is the choke mechanically engaged (airway restricted) when the circuit is energized? or when it is NOT energized? And I presume the oil pressure switch is wired to the choke THROUGH the light, correct?
Okay I was mistaken in my original comment. The choke is engaged (closed) when there is NOT current. The current heats an element which slowly opens the choke.
Do you have a video about the thermostat housing? You are the first person to still have the vacuum piece on the housing...I don't know what that is and apparantly neither do any of the suppliers lol.
The previous owner of my truck had installed a “jumper wire” on the oil pressure switch. I guessing so that the choke would still work?? Do you think that means that my oil pressure switch is bad? My oil pressure gauge still works. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I have the same switch and electric choke. I cant find any of the connectors at the parts stores with three wires to go into 2 prong switch. I dont have a choke light or maybe some one removed it idk. My question is can I run the pink and white wire to one side of 2 wire connector and light blue to the my electric choke? Or do I need to tie both blue wires to the second wire coming out of switch? Does this make sense?
I’m not sure I follow but it’s been awhile since I looked at it. If I recall it was a plug with spade connectors? If so you could put spade terminals on each individual wire.
Hello. Thanks for youe video. I hav a Montecarlo 1981 with a carburator with no choke. The choke light on my dash never lights up. Would you explain more detailed how that switch works, with the carburator and the dash light?
The choke needs to be hooked up for the light to come on. The choke draws power through the bulb causing it to light up then once it starts the oil pressure builds up and the choke pulls power through the oil pressure switch causing the light to go out.
The breaker bar is difficult because you don’t have many options on putting it on. You can’t rotate the handle and slip it on the extension where you need the handle to be without taking the socket off the switch. If that makes since.
