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Factory choke doesn't want 12v, it gets like 7v or something weird.
I cursed my 2.8's coldbloodedness for years after I had swapped it out until I snagged an EVTM and realized a lot of its problems was the PO was giving the choke 12v and it was likely pulling off too fast.
I have read that there can be a second white wire coming off the alternator you can use for the choke but by then I had an Edelbrock carb whose choke wanted 12v so for me it kinda worked out on its own.
So you may want to verify which your carb needs.
I cursed my 2.8's coldbloodedness for years after I had swapped it out until I snagged an EVTM and realized a lot of its problems was the PO was giving the choke 12v and it was likely pulling off too fast.
I have read that there can be a second white wire coming off the alternator you can use for the choke but by then I had an Edelbrock carb whose choke wanted 12v so for me it kinda worked out on its own.
So you may want to verify which your carb needs.
