Re: [Classic Mustang] Holley Carb & Choke

That's great advice Flick!  I ran mine to the accessory link under the dash.  Its tied to the accessory fuse.  But I've seen the damage of which you speak - the individual wire is of little consequence to the 'others' it can destroy in the process of self destructing.

Thanks for the tip -

-Michael

Flick01@Aol.Com wrote:

       Two things to keep in mind should you go with the electric choke. Hook it up to a source which supplies power only when the engine is running. The reason for that is whenever power is applied to the thermostatic coil there must be a supply of air moving through the housing or the element will overheat and burn out.
       The second thing is to add some kind of circuit protection such as a 10 amp inline fuse. I have seen many of these systems hooked up to the ignition switch or some other power source without any protection so I guess it's human nature to think of these things as electrically foolproof. In the majority of cases if the coil goes bad it breaks the connection but if a piece should break off inside the housing and short out the power and ground leads it will create a dead short. If that should happen with no electrical protection the wire will smoke up in a matter of seconds and depending on how you have it routed, it could cause more damage than just cooking the one wire.
       That having been said, I have used the Holley electric choke for almost 33 years and have been very pleased. I would not consider going back to either an externally heated or manual choke and I can recommend it with confidence.

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