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fris_94 · 09-27-2006, 07:18 PM

just wondering if anyone could let me know if manual chokes are nothing but trouble. My buddy got rid of his cause he had to be really precise with it and it was causing problems. Then again, he do drive a Ford

cliffsta · 09-27-2006, 10:09 PM

My manual choke works fine (for a manual choke). Took some practice and 'spurience but I can about choke it the right amount per the ambient temperature outside 7 out of 8 times. Occasionally I'll choke it too much and smell some unburnt gas, or I won't choke it enough, then over-gas it.

The reason mine has a manual choke is because the auto-choke (non-electric) broke about 2 years after the truck was new.... so uh... about 5 years before I was born :P

Really, you don't want to drive down the road with it choked. Use the choke to help get it going and to get out of the driveway. When you get rolling about 10-15 MPH you should be giving it enough gas to not have to choke it. Re-choke it when you get to stoplights, or throw it in neutral, to keep the revs up.

swb85 · 09-28-2006, 10:07 AM

Love my manual choke, soooooo much less hassle than electrics in my opinion. I'll never use another electric choke carb.

boxrodz · 09-28-2006, 11:05 AM

I had a 72 Chevy with a 350. I replaced the hot air choke on the Rochester carb with a generic manual choke. (The hot air choke started giving me trouble during the cold Colorado mornings in the winter.) Problem solved and really had no problem adjusting the choke.
... Reminds me as a kid riding with Dad in his 48 Chevy, he would tinker with the manual choke to get the straight six to run 'just right'.

84 400 · 09-28-2006, 12:55 PM

manual is very easy and better then electric in my opinion. my old dodge had one and it would start no matter what temp it was outside. I know your thinking of it cause yours has been a real pain in the a$$. Well if you do do manual swap then mount the chock lever in the cig lighter hole. some one else did it and it looks nice and clean

fris_94 · 09-28-2006, 02:51 PM

yeah i remember reading that and I was thinking about doing that. At least its out of the way then, eh.

84 400 · 09-28-2006, 04:23 PM

yeah u got it right. really cool idea if you ask me. since your auto choke is being a real pain go for manual for the easy fix. it does get pretty cold up your way

cliffsta · 09-28-2006, 10:47 PM

My thing about manual vs electric is its only that cool around here for a few months, usually its just barely cold enough to warrant the choke, and I can never get it QUITE right for the fraction of choke I need. When its brrrrrrrrr cold its no problem to yank it about all the way, but when its 50-60 and I just need a smidge to help get'er going, yeah.

I'm getting the 650 CFM Eddybroke w/ electric choke when I get my new motor.

But that's a ways a way now isn't it. :silly:

84 400 · 09-29-2006, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cliffsta

My thing about manual vs electric is its only that cool around here for a few months, usually its just barely cold enough to warrant the choke, and I can never get it QUITE right for the fraction of choke I need. When its brrrrrrrrr cold its no problem to yank it about all the way, but when its 50-60 and I just need a smidge to help get'er going, yeah.

I'm getting the 650 CFM Eddybroke w/ electric choke when I get my new motor.

But that's a ways a way now isn't it. :silly:

Glad to hear that man. Your going with the 350 right after the cab swap and all that. sorry to hi jack. another thing about a manual chock is that it is an old school tool. gives a truck its charictor

cliffsta · 09-29-2006, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 84 400

Glad to hear that man. Your going with the 350 right after the cab swap and all that. sorry to hi jack. another thing about a manual chock is that it is an old school tool. gives a truck its charictor

If by "character" you mean evil satanic deity. :P

Yeah, my plan is to make boocoodles of money during christmas to get the thing painted and then in the spring get the HO350 and have that TH700R4 rebuilt for gas engine, and put 3.73 positraction in the 12 bolt.

But enough hijacking.

Manual choke = pain, but nonetheless manual choke > hotair choke.

jimfulco · 10-02-2006, 11:28 PM

The only problem I ever had with a manual choke was forgetting to un-choke it. If there's a next time, it's gonna get a pilot light.

fris_94 · 10-04-2006, 03:22 PM

just got my manual choke today. does anyone know how to connect the cable to the butterfly valve. having trouble understanding the instructions.

09-27-2006, 07:18 PM	#1
fris_94 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Churchill Falls, Labrador, Canada Posts: 88	curious about manual chokes just wondering if anyone could let me know if manual chokes are nothing but trouble. My buddy got rid of his cause he had to be really precise with it and it was causing problems. Then again, he do drive a Ford __________________ FRIS_94

09-27-2006, 10:09 PM	#2
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: curious about manual chokes My manual choke works fine (for a manual choke). Took some practice and 'spurience but I can about choke it the right amount per the ambient temperature outside 7 out of 8 times. Occasionally I'll choke it too much and smell some unburnt gas, or I won't choke it enough, then over-gas it. The reason mine has a manual choke is because the auto-choke (non-electric) broke about 2 years after the truck was new.... so uh... about 5 years before I was born :P Really, you don't want to drive down the road with it choked. Use the choke to help get it going and to get out of the driveway. When you get rolling about 10-15 MPH you should be giving it enough gas to not have to choke it. Re-choke it when you get to stoplights, or throw it in neutral, to keep the revs up. __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

09-28-2006, 10:07 AM	#3
swb85 On a budget like Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 2,031	Re: curious about manual chokes Love my manual choke, soooooo much less hassle than electrics in my opinion. I'll never use another electric choke carb. __________________ '85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread '98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build '01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD

09-28-2006, 11:05 AM	#4
boxrodz Until Seventy Times Seven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range Posts: 1,301	Re: curious about manual chokes I had a 72 Chevy with a 350. I replaced the hot air choke on the Rochester carb with a generic manual choke. (The hot air choke started giving me trouble during the cold Colorado mornings in the winter.) Problem solved and really had no problem adjusting the choke. ... Reminds me as a kid riding with Dad in his 48 Chevy, he would tinker with the manual choke to get the straight six to run 'just right'. __________________ boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin...

09-28-2006, 12:55 PM	#5
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: curious about manual chokes manual is very easy and better then electric in my opinion. my old dodge had one and it would start no matter what temp it was outside. I know your thinking of it cause yours has been a real pain in the a$$. Well if you do do manual swap then mount the chock lever in the cig lighter hole. some one else did it and it looks nice and clean __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

09-28-2006, 02:51 PM	#6
fris_94 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Churchill Falls, Labrador, Canada Posts: 88	Re: curious about manual chokes yeah i remember reading that and I was thinking about doing that. At least its out of the way then, eh. __________________ FRIS_94

09-28-2006, 04:23 PM	#7
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: curious about manual chokes yeah u got it right. really cool idea if you ask me. since your auto choke is being a real pain go for manual for the easy fix. it does get pretty cold up your way __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

09-28-2006, 10:47 PM	#8
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: curious about manual chokes My thing about manual vs electric is its only that cool around here for a few months, usually its just barely cold enough to warrant the choke, and I can never get it QUITE right for the fraction of choke I need. When its brrrrrrrrr cold its no problem to yank it about all the way, but when its 50-60 and I just need a smidge to help get'er going, yeah. I'm getting the 650 CFM Eddybroke w/ electric choke when I get my new motor. But that's a ways a way now isn't it. :silly: __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

10-02-2006, 11:28 PM	#11
jimfulco Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport LA Posts: 3,170	Re: curious about manual chokes The only problem I ever had with a manual choke was forgetting to un-choke it. If there's a next time, it's gonna get a pilot light.

10-04-2006, 03:22 PM	#12
fris_94 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Churchill Falls, Labrador, Canada Posts: 88	Re: curious about manual chokes just got my manual choke today. does anyone know how to connect the cable to the butterfly valve. having trouble understanding the instructions. __________________ FRIS_94



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