Need help with electric choke, 12 volt ?
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 482
Likes: 1
From: Brandon Manitoba
Need help with electric choke, 12 volt ?
I am trying to get the electric choke on my 80 corvette to work so I don't have to pump it for 2 minutes to keep it running. A friend told me that the correct wire to connect to the electric choke came from the firewall harness and was light blue in color. That wire seems to have no power whatsoever. I have a wire coming from the same main firewall harness that is red with a small connector and nothing connected to it ? Does anybody know what color the correct wire is for the choke and does the choke require 12 volts of less ? If it is 12 volt I can hook on to this red wire ? thanks
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,629
Likes: 4
From: Somers CT
The choke requires a full 12volts. I can't comment on the functions of the colors you mentioned but a good place to get power is the winshield wiper motor feed. It's only active when the ignition switch is on and is 12v.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 482
Likes: 1
From: Brandon Manitoba
The red wire I am talking about has 12 volts and comes on with the ignition key . I think I will give it a try until I can find the correct wire. I am going to order a 1980 specific wiring diagram , I think it would be very helpfull sorting out 26 years of Bubba rooting around in the wiring harness of this car ???
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 16,528
Likes: 53
From: Dayton, Ohio
Your friend is right lt blue wire-but it comes from a relay-check the fuse for that relay-choke heater fuse 20 amps-nice book,you'll need it.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...&dept%5Fid=226
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...&dept%5Fid=226
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 16,528
Likes: 53
From: Dayton, Ohio
Originally Posted by bams12
I checked the fuse and it was good. So why is there no power from the light blue wire ?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1484686
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 9,192
Likes: 27
From: Boca Raton Florida
The Lt Blue wire is correct, it should have 12v on it witht he key on. It gets its voltage from the Choke Heater Relay. The choke heater relay is off during normal operation with 12v applied to both brown wires on the coil side of the relay. The relay is on only with the key on, If the Diode Trio in the alternator dies, it usually shorts and provides a ground for the Choke relay, this turns off the choke and turns on the alternator light and the choke heater light.
If the relay is unplugged, the choke heater light should also come on, thats a good test to see if the relay works.
Is the Choke Heater light on?
If the relay is unplugged, the choke heater light should also come on, thats a good test to see if the relay works.
Is the Choke Heater light on?
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,891
Likes: 2
From: Baltimore MD
Originally Posted by bams12
I hooked the choke to the red lead and when I turn on the ignition the washer fluid starts to shoot out ?? Now what should I try ?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 9,192
Likes: 27
From: Boca Raton Florida
Originally Posted by bams12
If you mean the light on the speedo / tach that says choke , no it is not lit.
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 16,528
Likes: 53
From: Dayton, Ohio
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Well, that might just mean that there is no light bulb in there. OK, you need to make sure there is a choke relay, i was thinking about this and wondering why your choke was not connected in the first place, Bubba might have deleted it. I'l not sure where exactly the relay is supposed to be located, but it will have 2 brown wires, 1 lt blue wire, and 1 grn/wht wire. I would look for it next
