Nice description... it's good to mention that there is 12 volt electrical current running through the bi-metal strip in the choke control and the current causes the bi-metal strip to heat up and unwind thereby moving the choke arm to open the choke butterfly... cold its tight and the choke is closed .. as you run it the current warms it up and opens the choke
Thanks! There's many that are starting they're project car journey and can use this kind of info. I've got a request for a bit more in depth carb tuning video. I'll be working on that one.
I have a 87 el Camino Qjet for 2 years never had any problems then I left my dome light on battery died jump it made it to the store then it didn’t want start had to clean carb got it started but had high idle long story longer made adjustments but I have to lower the arm manually to get it off high idle works good until the temperature changes and then I’m chasing it back-and-forth, but it won’t drop on its own
Weird bunch of circumstances. You may want to try a new bi-metallic coil for the electric choke. I've got one kicking around that I do not like, it doesn't do the things correctly.
What kind of Carburetor are you working with and is there anything specific you want to see? I've got access to a Qjet, some Holleys and the Carter AFB on the Riviera which is very similar to the Edelbrocks. I'll work on putting one together, I want to make sure that I address what you're looking for.
Hello! Don’t know if this videos a little too old to get a comment back but I’m having some trouble. On my 80 Camaro with a 650 electric choke carb. Basically I have it tunned really well starts right up and runs great only problem is when I cold start it it doesn’t go to a high idle it just goes to normal idle, and I’d have to give it some gas to warm up but once the cars started it never stalls on it always stays running. I know this isn’t really that big of a deal but I’d like it to work properly yk idled up at 1500 and work its way down to 1000, right now it’s more like the idle raises once it’s warmed up and the chokes off from 800 ish idle to 1000 warm.
Sounds like you need to adjust the choke up and make sure that it's actually doing its job. 2 options, the electric choke needs adjusted, or if the choke flap closes, you may need to bring the cold idle up to where it does something. First, is the choke actually working? Then, move to adjustments.
@@SnowFamilyRacing if by “working” you mean opening and closing yes. When the engines cold the choke is shut and when the engines warm it’s fully open, the choke is working but the engines just not idled up cold. It’s an edelbrock 1406 electric choke 650 cfm
Given that, look at the cold idle adjustment screw and see if it's even contacting the little pad that it's supposed to. If it's not and has an air gap, then screw it in until it raises the idle when cold.
Nice description... it's good to mention that there is 12 volt electrical current running through the bi-metal strip in the choke control and the current causes the bi-metal strip to heat up and unwind thereby moving the choke arm to open the choke butterfly... cold its tight and the choke is closed .. as you run it the current warms it up and opens the choke
That should be helpful to anyone who needs to adjust their choke.
Nice job as usual, thanks.
Thanks! There's many that are starting they're project car journey and can use this kind of info. I've got a request for a bit more in depth carb tuning video. I'll be working on that one.
I have a 87 el Camino Qjet for 2 years never had any problems then I left my dome light on battery died jump it made it to the store then it didn’t want start had to clean carb got it started but had high idle long story longer made adjustments but I have to lower the arm manually to get it off high idle works good until the temperature changes and then I’m chasing it back-and-forth, but it won’t drop on its own
Weird bunch of circumstances. You may want to try a new bi-metallic coil for the electric choke. I've got one kicking around that I do not like, it doesn't do the things correctly.
@@SnowFamilyRacing yeah after I adjusted that it went back to normal
Can you maybe do a video on adjusting carbs?
What kind of Carburetor are you working with and is there anything specific you want to see? I've got access to a Qjet, some Holleys and the Carter AFB on the Riviera which is very similar to the Edelbrocks. I'll work on putting one together, I want to make sure that I address what you're looking for.
It really helped bro. ❤ thanks
Glad to help!
Hello! Don’t know if this videos a little too old to get a comment back but I’m having some trouble. On my 80 Camaro with a 650 electric choke carb. Basically I have it tunned really well starts right up and runs great only problem is when I cold start it it doesn’t go to a high idle it just goes to normal idle, and I’d have to give it some gas to warm up but once the cars started it never stalls on it always stays running. I know this isn’t really that big of a deal but I’d like it to work properly yk idled up at 1500 and work its way down to 1000, right now it’s more like the idle raises once it’s warmed up and the chokes off from 800 ish idle to 1000 warm.
Sounds like you need to adjust the choke up and make sure that it's actually doing its job. 2 options, the electric choke needs adjusted, or if the choke flap closes, you may need to bring the cold idle up to where it does something. First, is the choke actually working? Then, move to adjustments.
@@SnowFamilyRacing if by “working” you mean opening and closing yes. When the engines cold the choke is shut and when the engines warm it’s fully open, the choke is working but the engines just not idled up cold. It’s an edelbrock 1406 electric choke 650 cfm
Given that, look at the cold idle adjustment screw and see if it's even contacting the little pad that it's supposed to. If it's not and has an air gap, then screw it in until it raises the idle when cold.
Does this same adjustment work w/o electronic choke as well?
They're very similar in how they adjust.
Thank you@@SnowFamilyRacing