Working with a 1967 Mustang, 289 C-code.
Hopefully quick question - I'm in the process of swapping out the old Autolite 2100/cast iron intake for an Edelbrock Performer 600 CFM carburetor and Performer RPM intake.
The carburetor has an e-choke on it, and in reading around a bit online it seems that the safest way to go about doing so is to use a relay to trigger the +12VDC to the choke, in order to avoid additional load on other circuits in the car. Folks have suggested hooking the trigger end of the relay to the STA terminal on the alternator - anyone have any experience with this? Any specific relays, or just any basic radio shack relay will do? I want something that will only trigger when the engine is on and running, not just at key on to avoid opening the choke if i'm listening to the radio or something while the car is off.
I've seen people wiring it into the ACC on the fuse box, onto the alternator directly, and into other +12 switched (ie Key on) sources, etc. The relay/fuse approach seems to make sense from an isolation/saftey perspective, even if it is more work/wiring to lay.
I'm going to try and wire it all up in the next few days, and will let folks know what I find
Hopefully quick question - I'm in the process of swapping out the old Autolite 2100/cast iron intake for an Edelbrock Performer 600 CFM carburetor and Performer RPM intake.
The carburetor has an e-choke on it, and in reading around a bit online it seems that the safest way to go about doing so is to use a relay to trigger the +12VDC to the choke, in order to avoid additional load on other circuits in the car. Folks have suggested hooking the trigger end of the relay to the STA terminal on the alternator - anyone have any experience with this? Any specific relays, or just any basic radio shack relay will do? I want something that will only trigger when the engine is on and running, not just at key on to avoid opening the choke if i'm listening to the radio or something while the car is off.
I've seen people wiring it into the ACC on the fuse box, onto the alternator directly, and into other +12 switched (ie Key on) sources, etc. The relay/fuse approach seems to make sense from an isolation/saftey perspective, even if it is more work/wiring to lay.
I'm going to try and wire it all up in the next few days, and will let folks know what I find