Need help finding a choke
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
Need help finding a choke
Ok, so the 81 had an Edelbrock Performer intake (2101 I maybe?) and a worn out 650 Holley when I bought it. We took off the Holley and replaced it with a Q-jet from O'Reilly's for the time being. The problem is, we can't find a choke that'll fit the intake. Anyone have any suggestions or part numbers?
Please? Anyone?
-Xakk
Please? Anyone?
-Xakk
Team Owner
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From: Huntersville NC
Originally Posted by SLine78
You should be able to use Edelbrock's divorced choke kit (#1931) for small block performer manifolds with that carb and intake.
Mike
Mike
Stock stuff doesn't fit on the Edelbrock intake. How convenient! 
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
Originally Posted by SLine78
You should be able to use Edelbrock's divorced choke kit (#1931) for small block performer manifolds with that carb and intake.
Mike
Mike
I've been going nuts trying to find a choke that'd bolt up to this intake. The parts stores didn't even show a listing for it, and NOTHING fit that bolt pattern. Running without a choke isn't so bad right now that it's warm, but it's gonna blow when it starts getting colder. Hopefully this'll fix it. 
-Xakk
Racer
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From: Shoreline WA
Xakk,
I was l;ooking at your photos again, and was wondering if your choke pull-off is connected? I don't see a vacuum hose going to it, and it looks like there is an open vacuum port just above the fuel inlet.
Mike
I was l;ooking at your photos again, and was wondering if your choke pull-off is connected? I don't see a vacuum hose going to it, and it looks like there is an open vacuum port just above the fuel inlet.
Mike
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
Originally Posted by SLine78
Xakk,
I was l;ooking at your photos again, and was wondering if your choke pull-off is connected? I don't see a vacuum hose going to it, and it looks like there is an open vacuum port just above the fuel inlet.
Mike
I was l;ooking at your photos again, and was wondering if your choke pull-off is connected? I don't see a vacuum hose going to it, and it looks like there is an open vacuum port just above the fuel inlet.
Mike
-Xakk
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Have you tried calling Edelbrock directly? Perhaps their tech people could help. Personally, I would look into an electric choke. That way it is totally independent of the intake manifold so no hassles with getting linkages correct and lined up. A number of Q-jets were fitted with electric chokes from the factory. I'm sure there is a setup out there that is a bolt on. The electric chokes are easily adjusted as well.
Send Lars a note as well. I'll bet he has some info on a conversion.
Send Lars a note as well. I'll bet he has some info on a conversion.
Racer
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From: Shoreline WA
Doesn't it sit on top of that existing plate?
Take a look at the picture here of the choke kit installed on the manifold
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/...et_access.html
Mike
Take a look at the picture here of the choke kit installed on the manifold
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/...et_access.html
Mike
Racer
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From: Shoreline WA
Xakk,
Let me try again. You do not remove the existing cover held down by the opposite corner capscrews. It remains in place and the choke sits on top of it with the coil running front to back not left to right like the cover. There is a small screw hole by the right cover capscrew where a screw is inserted through the coil bottom into hole to secure the coil to the cover.
This picture shows how the choke sits on top of cover and is secured by a screw into the cover.
Let me try again. You do not remove the existing cover held down by the opposite corner capscrews. It remains in place and the choke sits on top of it with the coil running front to back not left to right like the cover. There is a small screw hole by the right cover capscrew where a screw is inserted through the coil bottom into hole to secure the coil to the cover.
This picture shows how the choke sits on top of cover and is secured by a screw into the cover.
Drifting
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From: Plano TX
SLine is correct. The pad you have on the intake takes one screw to mount the thermal spring and the dimple is used to align a mounting pin. The same choke is sued on my 1976 4x4 blazer.
A real auto parts house can get you the choke kit or try the ZIP catalog.
The choke will consist of the thermal spring shown in the pic above, a metal cover to retain the heat for hot restarts and the rod that goes up to the choke linkage on the carb. The only issue might be getting a link from the thermal spring to the linkage of the correct length. Worse might be to make one which I have done in the past from a rod and then file slots for two e-rings at each end.
Dave
A real auto parts house can get you the choke kit or try the ZIP catalog.
The choke will consist of the thermal spring shown in the pic above, a metal cover to retain the heat for hot restarts and the rod that goes up to the choke linkage on the carb. The only issue might be getting a link from the thermal spring to the linkage of the correct length. Worse might be to make one which I have done in the past from a rod and then file slots for two e-rings at each end.
Dave
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
Ahh. I see what you guys are talking about now. That makes a lot more sense. I honestly didn't remember seeing that bolt hole on the plate. Just assumed that the plate bolts were what held down the choke, but it damned sure is there. That makes thinks MUCH easier than I was trying to make it.
Thanks guys!
-Xakk
Thanks guys!
-Xakk
Last edited by Xakk; Oct 6, 2004 at 08:06 AM.