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Hi I've rewired my front light wiring loom and wondering if this is for the idle stop connection and also if this is the idle stop as the cable supplied doesn't stretch far enough to connect to it
Is it required? And have I named the cable and solenoid correctly?
Last edited by Lozofarabia; Apr 17, 2024 at 01:39 PM.
From: At my Bar drinking and wrenching in Lafayette Colorado
The OPs first photo shows a 1980 electric choke. That choke has been intentionally disconnected because it's inoperable. They then rotated the choke cover clockwise to lock the choke in the wide open position and then installed some oversized, barnyard screws to hold the cover in place. That carb is in rough shape, and the severe exhaust gas reversion sooting on the secondary airvalves is indicative of some severe ignition timing problems. OP has a little work to do, and hooking up the idle solenoid wire is the least of the worries... I'd start looking for the choke wire before worrying about idle solenoid, and then put a timing light on that engine. My bet says the ignition is retarded, the centrifugal advance is seized up, and the vacuum advance control unit is inoperable. Screw the idle solenoid - start with the timing and start setting things up right to make the engine run as it should. Then fix the choke and go through that carb.
Lars
Also - on that application, the idle solenoid is only used to raise the idle to compensate for the extra load the engine gets while the A/C compressor is tuned on.
The OPs first photo shows a 1980 electric choke. That choke has been intentionally disconnected because it's inoperable. They then rotated the choke cover clockwise to lock the choke in the wide open position and then installed some oversized, barnyard screws to hold the cover in place. That carb is in rough shape, and the severe exhaust gas reversion sooting on the secondary airvalves is indicative of some severe ignition timing problems. OP has a little work to do, and hooking up the idle solenoid wire is the least of the worries... I'd start looking for the choke wire before worrying about idle solenoid, and then put a timing light on that engine. My bet says the ignition is retarded, the centrifugal advance is seized up, and the vacuum advance control unit is inoperable. Screw the idle solenoid - start with the timing and start setting things up right to make the engine run as it should. Then fix the choke and go through that carb.
Lars
Wow you've given me so much information thanks! The reason as to why I wanted to look into every aspect is because the vette isn't firing up (the cables were red hot leading to the dizzy!). I've ordered a new distributor but do you think there's anything else I should be looking at as the sparks aren't firing up and it's currently a non starter
Idle stop cable needed?
