IcemanZ06

So sorry for all these questions but I'm still trying to learn as much as possible about my recently acquired 72 coupe. It's my first carburated vehicle so it's all new to me.

Did 72's come with a manual or electric choke from the factory? If it was manual, where is the choke ****? Is it easy to convert from a manual choke carb to an electric choke or are major changes required? Any help you can provide or links you can direct me to would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

...Roger...

Your 72 didnt come with either a manual or electric.It came with an auto choke that sets when you step on the gas pedal.The choke has a spring that mounts on the intake that controls it among other things.Think its called a divorced choke.Look for Lars carb papers on this.

gbvette62

The choke on your 72 should be mounted on the right side of the intake manifold, at the base of the carb. It will be a small, flat, spring steel, coil covered by a square, stamped steel cover. Through a hole in the top of the cover, a rod will run up to the butterfly linkage on the right side of the carb. If either or both the coil and/or rod are missing, then you have no choke and should replace them. Some after market intakes don't have provision for the choke coil and require using a manual choke or an aftermarket carb with an electric choke.

Duke94

Should look something like this. This is my 71'. The choke is the thingy mounted to the intake manifold with the rod going up to the carb.

IcemanZ06

Thanks, I'll compare mine to yours when I get home today.

Also, how difficult is it to swap to a newer Q-jet with an electric choke? I noticed a few vendors selling reman Q-jets with electric chokes and was curious if one would work on my application.

Duke94

I'm not sure they make an electric choke conversion kit for the divorced style choke. I have an electric choke on my 78' Qjet but it has the choke on the side of the carb. Installation is simple, just run a key-on hot wire to it along with a ground.

...Roger...

Here is a link I stole from another thead.Roll down to #CU445
http://www.carburetion.com/quadrajet.asp

rcread

That's what I have on my '71. I put on aluminum heads with no cross over, so I had to change to that electric choke. It works great. Better than the original. It takes 5 minutes to install and a few more minutes to configure it correctly.

...Roger...

I think it was your post I stole the link from. Uh Oh am I in trouble?