Posted July 13, 201410 yr comment_451576 Is there a good 12V to use for the electric choke that is already in the engine bay? Apparently I'm not supposed to use the 12V to the coil, so I'm out of ideas already. I'd appreciate any help! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/49632-12v-for-choke/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 13, 201410 yr comment_451577 Since there is no electric choke in a stock Z car, could you give us some idea of what you think is an electric choke?When you are posting for help, it is good to include information on your car such as year and modifications. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/49632-12v-for-choke/#findComment-451577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 14, 201410 yr comment_451588 Assuming you have one of those new fangled holley carb things on there, you can find ignition switched +12 at the voltage regulator on the BW wire. Might be an ignition hot pin on the wiper pin? You can use the coil + if you use it to trigger a separate relay that takes main power from the battery I suppose. Can't think of anything else that ignition +12 under the hood. Even the inspection light wire is on all the time. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/49632-12v-for-choke/#findComment-451588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 14, 201410 yr Author comment_451590 Assuming you have one of those new fangled holley carb things on there, you can find ignition switched +12 at the voltage regulator on the BW wire. Might be an ignition hot pin on the wiper pin? You can use the coil + if you use it to trigger a separate relay that takes main power from the battery I suppose. Can't think of anything else that ignition +12 under the hood. Even the inspection light wire is on all the time.Yeah, it is a Holley carb setup.Hrm... Those are good ideas. The wiper would be the best, but from the battery with a relay on the coil would be good too. I don't want to run anything else through the firewall. Thanks for the ideas! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/49632-12v-for-choke/#findComment-451590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 14, 201410 yr comment_451600 You could jumper off the red wire on the reverse switch. I would install a 5A inline fuse for it to make sure you don't take out other systems in the event of a short circuit. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/49632-12v-for-choke/#findComment-451600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 15, 201410 yr Author comment_451644 You could jumper off the red wire on the reverse switch. I would install a 5A inline fuse for it to make sure you don't take out other systems in the event of a short circuit.Thanks for the help, but I ended up going with the 12V at the regulator. I checked the wiper pins and didn't find any ignition switched ones. The BW at the regulator was simple enough though and didn't require me to go through the firewall or use anything other than wire, a disconnect, and a splice. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/49632-12v-for-choke/#findComment-451644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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