Difficult hot start/ choke problem

[s10mk]

Hi everyone, my truck starts cold really easily, but I've been having a slight issue with hot starts. I think I figured out my problem, but I wanted to get some opinions, this is my first time working on a carberated engine. But anyway, when my truck starts, the choke is completely closed, then the vacuum break pulls the primary choke open slightly. The engine will then warm up, but the choke never moves. I read the temp just under the bi-metal coil on my intake, and it heats up to 175 degrees, but still the choke won't open, and it doesn't appear that the choke rod moves any amount at all. Am I correct in assuming that my bi-metal coil is bad?

[s10mk]

Engine warm and running

[s10mk]

Choke linkage

[Steeveedee]

That linkage rod appears to be pretty close to the heat shield in the pic. Is it free to move? You can remove that shield to see if that helps. It may well be that either the linkage on the carburetor or the rod are adjusted so that the choke never opens. Take the shield off and reinstall the rod; then verify that the rod can be moved far enough for the choke plate to be completely open, by hand. That's a first pass at a diagnosis. You might try this and let us know how that worked.

ETA- this can make it hard to start hot, if the mixture gets too rich. But I suspect that the hot start issue is one that haunts these trucks, and has to do with the starter being hot.

[s10mk]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

That linkage rod appears to be pretty close to the heat shield in the pic. Is it free to move? You can remove that shield to see if that helps. It may well be that either the linkage on the carburetor or the rod are adjusted so that the choke never opens. Take the shield off and reinstall the rod; then verify that the rod can be moved far enough for the choke plate to be completely open, by hand. That's a first pass at a diagnosis. You might try this and let us know how that worked.

ETA- this can make it hard to start hot, if the mixture gets too rich. But I suspect that the hot start issue is one that haunts these trucks, and has to do with the starter being hot.

I know the rod itself moves freely, I can grab the rod and use it to manually open and close the choke. But to be sure, ill remove the cover and reinstall the rod to see if that helps.

[Steeveedee]

OK, the choke coil could just be toast. They wear out like everything else.

[geezer#99]

Coil might be fine.
Crossover might be plugged.
Check the temp in the same area on the other side of the intake.