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Old 06-07-2011, 03:35 PM
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Default Electric choke with idle up solenoid?

does anyone know if they make a carb with this combination ready to go out of the box? if so...who makes it and where can i get it for the best price?
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Old 06-07-2011, 05:23 PM
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All carbs use a fast idle cam on the choke linkage to get the idle higher during warm up. That is on both manual and automatic choke carbs. A solenoid is not needed on any carb if the choke is adjusted correctly.
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Old 06-07-2011, 06:14 PM
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Aye. Very same opinion here
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Old 06-07-2011, 11:20 PM
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a solenoid was used on older carburated engines with a/c to compensate when the conpressor cycled on/off.I remember one on my dad bb chevy truck when i was a kid
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never found the need for that in any of the Mustangs I ever saw.
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Old 06-08-2011, 11:07 AM
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Just to clarify, i never said mustangs. It was used in the 70's on different brands.
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Old 06-08-2011, 12:17 PM
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Talking in a Mustang group it's naturally assumed we're talking about Mustangs. I was, and since I don't know of any equipped as asked, I butted out as I'm sure 99% of the readers did. Since we're not talking about Mustangs, Rochester made what you're describing. '80s models would be numbered as 1708xxxx with the first x designating the exact year and likely 70s would be 1707xxxx but I'm not sure on that one. Now if Rochester doesn't do it for ya, you're just going to have to bite the bullet and tell us exactly what it is you want.
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Originally Posted by 6pony6
does anyone know if they make a carb with this combination ready to go out of the box? if so...who makes it and where can i get it for the best price?

I have an Edelbrock carb with an electric choke on mine. The idle up circuit for the AC is a seperate part. Its a little solonoid that has a plunger that pushes out and bumps the throttle linkage. I'm running it on mine.

I have not seen a carb that comes with that component, its always been a seperate part.
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