Which electric choke carb

[Wrenchbender Ret]

Originally Posted by saxart

Why would you want your electric choke to only operate when the engine is running? Seems you'd want an electric choke to engage BEFORE starting the engine, unless I'm missing something?

The choke closes by a thermal spring when the engine is cold. The electric part heats the spring to slowly release the choke as the engine warms up. Its a good idea to run it through an oil pressure switch so if the key is on & the engine is not running it will not open the choke prematurely.