!981 Dodge D250 Elec. Choke Control

[riskybizz]

Hello

I am a new member (today) and a friend suggested that I post my question on this site to try to get a little help. I purchased a new "electric choke control" to install on my 1981 Dodge D250, 360, 5.9L 4brl Carter Quad. When I recently replaced the original ignition coil I noticed that the electric choke control was missing the wires to the terminals. The new choke control is identicle to the original and is Mopar. I would like to install this new control when I rebuild the carburetor but I have no idea where the wires connect to. One terminal on the control says "BAT". Does anyone have any pictures of a similar vehicle where that would show me how to correctly connect the wires. Thank you.
www.ebay.com/itm/390384227318?

www.ebay.com/itm/390384227318?item=390384227318&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:X:AAQ:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr

[mrhws]

My '74 440 has #3755750. Red plug goes to choke(red arrows). Brown plug has 2 black wires and is part of harness that goes to coil and alt(green arrows).

[riskybizz]

Thank you Mehws. Pictures are great. So the two brown wires from the choke control go to the negative and pos. terminals of the coil, one on each terminal? The red wire I figured has to go to the choke on the carb, but my setup is not like yours in the picture. Mine is an 81' so I'm not surprised. I'll have to look more closely for a terminal on or near the choke on the carb. Thank you for the help ,I feel I'm getting closer to getting this connected properly.

[mrhws]

Jan 30, 2012 16:27:47 GMT -5 riskybizz said:

Thank you Mehws. Pictures are great. So the two brown wires from the choke control go to the negative and pos. terminals of the coil, one on each terminal? The red wire I figured has to go to the choke on the carb, but my setup is not like yours in the picture. Mine is an 81' so I'm not surprised. I'll have to look more closely for a terminal on or near the choke on the carburetor. Thank you for the help ,I feel I'm getting closer to getting this connected properly.

Negative. When the 2 wires leave the choke control, they join into the harness, which is taped, so I really don't know where they go for sure. According to the service manual below, 1 does go to the alternator. The other appears to be joined with other wires in the harness and goes to the ecu, the ballast resistor and voltage regulator. Hopefully, someone else will chime in.

[Nacho-RT74]

That's the RUN circuit, what feeds EVERYTHING on motor FROM IGN SWITCH

the wire leaves the main splice which spreads out the power, gets the control choke and splices again running to positive alternator field

The choke control with the ballast resistor it calls DOUBLE STAGE, and is theorically set for BBs. The ones without resistor are called SINGLE STAGE, and are set for SBs

here is a single:
www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1973-78-most-model-electronic-choke-control-3656730-/370574574118?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item5647f74226

Stages means the voltage ratings depending on engine bay temperature. Double is two voltages rates.

However for a 84 vehicle, I THINK for correctness this will be the right one:
www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-79-80-DODGE-TRUCK-LIL-RED-EXPRESS-WARLOCK-CHOKE-STAT-AND-CONTROL-/290665209154?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item43acff1d42

and on lates cars power to choke runs quite diff, being switched on when RUN circuit is activated AAAAAND engine is runnings, sensed by the oil sender.

There are oil senders with double function: Sense oil and swicth on the power to choke control. They have 3 terminals. Power in, power out and the ground to the oil signal. That allows to switch on the choke just with engine running, keeping safe the choke to heat if you got the key in run without engine running. And keeping safe the unnecesary power consumption