Do yourself a large favour: remove the existing choke thermostat and its modulator (at the other end of that wire) and install a № 1274
Electric choke kit. For one thing, it's
adjustable, which the factory choke is not. Also, it is not dependent on the exhaust pass-thru in the intake manifold being free of carbon blockage, nor is it dependent on your manifold heat control valve working correctly. Once installed and adjusted, this electric choke kit will make the car a whole lot less cold-blooded than can be hoped for with the factory choke.
(Another large favour: put in a set of NGK №
ZFR5N projected-electrode spark plugs, which move the spark away from the quenchout area of the cylinder head and will also go a noticeable way toward making the car less gaspy. Yes, they will fit and work; no, they won't hit the pistons or anything.)
