TQ home-brewed choke setups

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Captainkirk

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Was looking at my TQ today and trying to figure a way to work up a manual pull-choke setup in case I decide to use a non-EGR manifold like an Air Gap.
If you have a successful version of this, how about posting some photos of what you did and how it works for you.
 
Why not just find a TQ electric choke setup?
 
RustyRatRod said:
Why not just find a TQ electric choke setup?
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I don't know how THIS reincarnation of my 340 will run, but last time around with the Holley on the Torker, I needed choke to START the motor....then once running, it ran like **** (read; ultra-rich) until I opened it full. Even when cold.
If it does the same this time around, I don't wanna wait for a coil to open up.
Of course, it might not, as this is a completely different build. But I would like to have that info available if I need it.
Besides...I haven't seen any TQ choke coils around for some time, even on ebay.
 
Remember when we messaged about TQs? I told you I had some. I thought you were interested but I never heard back. They DO use a choke pull off. You are aware of that, right?
 
Do they fit a 6138S? I don't see any provisions for choke housing screws.
I guess I will try to find a photo of one.
 
I put a $7 Lowes lawn tractor manual throttle/choke cable on mine.

One clamp to hold the sheath and it had to come up from behind the carb.

Not too difficult.
 
RustyRatRod said:
Ugh. Nevermind.
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C'mon, Rusty..spit it out. I'm not a mind reader!
I guess you were referring to the whole carb, not just the e-coil?
If so, we can talk...but I'm still quite a way from needing a carb. Gotta win the bottom end war first.
Now it looks like I'm buying new pistons. sigh.
 
YY1 said:
I put a $7 Lowes lawn tractor manual throttle/choke cable on mine.

One clamp to hold the sheath and it had to come up from behind the carb.

Not too difficult.
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I can picture it in my mind. Pretty much a straight shot, angled up under the choke pull-off. Where did you anchor the clamp?
 
Might have been the other side top body screw.

I have a 750 AFB on it now.

...also may have been on the cowl...hmm...
 
I ran a chokeless 850cfm TQ with a Performer RPM manifold & adaptor on my 73 Duster340-4spd combo without much issue. On cold weather starts I just pumped the hell out of it or poured alittle gas down the carb prior to starting. With a 4spd you can feather it till it wants to idle good. Warm starts were never an issue.
 
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