anybody have trouble with their electric choke sticking?

I bet the heating element is bad or is not receiving 12V. Or the choke is not adjusted or installed properly.

Wd 40 will not help if something mechanical is sticking; you need a spray grease in a can. Do not get any inside the carb. If all else fails, call the Holley help line.

68keyblr said:

So does anyone have a solution for the electric choke problems? Do we just need to replace the whole electric choke or is there a simpler (and less expensive) way?

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maybe start checking from the beginning of the system?

12v at the choke wire key on. yes/no
Is it properly grounded?
( using alum intake may require an additional ground to block wire)
Chokecoil ohm test ohm meter pos to ground, resistence? yes/no
no. bad coil element.

yes. Check connection of Chokecoil to linkage.
loosen ret ring on chokecoil, pull throttle half open turn coil clockwise.
is linkage freely moving the chokeplate. yes/no

No. repair and connect.
yes. set choke to closed setting,release throttle, tighten ret ring.
test starting.

eng rev's to high/low,sticks.
check and adjust fast idle cam for free movement.
For high fast idle and slight sticking unscrew fastidle screw.

Quick ref, while choke in open position and throttle on stop screw.
pull throttle back setting choke.
check the gap on the throttle stop screw.
no gap tighten fast idle screw.
gap too wide loosen fast idle screw.


Cost? I'll Bill ya.


PB

Thanks Pabear89 for the great info. Ill be giving it a try.

Thanks

Now you know why they went to fuel injection.....I had the same issue and found the red plastic cam was missing the weight in the end of the arm which helps it to drop off to the next step on the cam. If it has the weight but does not drop freely you might want to take it apart and sand it a little free it up more. Plastic parts sometimes still have flashing still attached which needs trimmed off. If you use any lube on it it will attract dirt and stick again. It must be clean and operate smoothly.

Quite frankly I can't beleive all you having problems with chokes and you live in the southern states. I'm in Canada, we currently have a foot of fresh snow( no I'm not driving the 65) but i don't have a choke.
however most of the issues you have described sound like adjustment issues. the choke thermostatic coil should be set tight enough to close the choke plate when the engine is cold. if the car start then stalls almost immediately it is usually the vacuum pull off that is out of adjustment or not working. as soon as vacuum is created( engine running) the choke plate should open up slightly. it needs air to keep running if you cosult your appropriate carb manual it will tell you how much it should open. or you can try trial and error, usually the plate should pull open around 1/8" or so. some are adjustable at the vacuum pot via a screw, some require minor bending of the linkage
G

manual choke

Manual choke is the way to go! You don't have to rely on heating an electric element or using hot air to expand a spring.You have 100% control on how much or how little to open the choke and when you want you can completely open the choke.I'va always installed manual chokes on my carburated cars and I never had choke problems.I even devised a"counter spring" installed on the butterfly to keep it open under a little tension.