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First off I have a durasparked 2.8 with the factory carb.
After doing some work on the choke system of my dad's '80 F-350 I have learned that the choke on it runs off the stater post on the externally regulated alternator, at about 7 volts only when the engine is running.
I have never been all that impressed with the choke on my Ranger, it seems to pull off awlfull fast. After finding out more about how the system works in the F-350 the wheels started turning about my truck. The PO had it running off of straight 12V on and off with the key and I have never really messed with it. According to my books originally the 2.8 choke was ran off a computer controlled choke relay which has been MIA since before I got the truck, so I have no idea exactly what kind of voltage it is supposed to see.
My first reaction it was to hook it up to the stater and see how it does... but the moron also put in a much later internally regulated alternator that has two plugs on it with no posts.
Any thoughts on getting something to work with 12v?
After doing some work on the choke system of my dad's '80 F-350 I have learned that the choke on it runs off the stater post on the externally regulated alternator, at about 7 volts only when the engine is running.
I have never been all that impressed with the choke on my Ranger, it seems to pull off awlfull fast. After finding out more about how the system works in the F-350 the wheels started turning about my truck. The PO had it running off of straight 12V on and off with the key and I have never really messed with it. According to my books originally the 2.8 choke was ran off a computer controlled choke relay which has been MIA since before I got the truck, so I have no idea exactly what kind of voltage it is supposed to see.
My first reaction it was to hook it up to the stater and see how it does... but the moron also put in a much later internally regulated alternator that has two plugs on it with no posts.
Any thoughts on getting something to work with 12v?