Electric choke question

[sickquad]

I have a stupid question. Been trying to tune my carb. It is a edelbrock 600cfm with an electric choke and is less than a year old.

I don't think my choke is acting correctly.

My question is in the electric choke circuit. It has switched power going into the choke, I checked with a voltmeter. Now on the ground connection I'm not seeing any power going out. If the circuit is working correctly shouldn't I see something on the ground side of the choke circuit. I disconnected the ground and grounded it to the frame with my voltmeter and got nothing.

Any ideas

If I'm just being stupid feel free to let me know

-chris

 

[Muddytazz]

You should only get a reading from the choke ground if your testing it WHILE the choke is on

 

[sickquad]

I'm testing it with the key on and I know there is power going in.

 

[Mastiff]

I'm not so sure about the Edelbrock, but the Q-jet just grounded through the carb body. Also, on my 83 there was only choke power when there was oil pressure I believe (went through the oil pressure switch).

I doubt that was helpful, but FWIW.

 

[R72K5]

yah these aftermarket electric chokes have ground and hot spades, two, they dotn self ground to carb body like roch and carter electric chokes do

you wont see any current flow at ground wire just by touching it with tester, but you may see a little if you put tester in series between the wire and the engine or neg post on battery

with key on, with hot connected to choke

you hjave to be IN the circuit,
not at it to see current flow

but youre wasting brains anyways, the wire is grounded so thats it, its fine,

make sure it is though

when it is then youre done

choke should be working, key on

if not then its junk


good luck

 

[chevy_muscle]

R72K5,

I think there is a little confusion,..... he's using a Volt meter and not a current meter.

 

[RustBuket]

If there is current flowing in then there is current flowing out. Thats the end of the story. Its working.