empi electric choke

[parkcity124]

Mark:

I bought an empi electric choke. Rerouting the coolant line went well. But the choke element seems to work backwards. I marked the position of the end of the element when cold. Then I marked the end of the element when it's warm. Viewing the electric choke, when installed, from the back of the car looking forward, the end of the element moves counter-clockwise as it warms up (the element unwinds or expands). While the lever on the carb needs to move clockwise to open the choke. Am I crazy? 1978 Spider with stock carb (32 adfa I think). Thanks and thanks for your contributions to this site.

Mike V.

[So Cal Mark]

no you're not crazy. They make that choke to fit most Webers, so for some carbs the spring is backwards. Merely remove the spring and flip it over

[parkcity124]

done, and very much appreciated

[AZRoadster]

Mike,
How did you reroute the water lines? And, where did you pull the 12V from? I am thinking I might do this change as well.

Thanks,
Dan

[So Cal Mark]

for a 12v source, use the connector that attached to the idle stop solenoid. You can either connect the water lines together or plug them off