1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

[gungalunge]

I have a manual choke where I need to lift The hood pull the choke . I baught an engine harness that has the wire. and my controls have a choke button . I have a mercury choke soliniod. but i dont see how to connect it .. Is there a kit to convert it available???

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

email me and i'll take a picture of mine. <tashasdaddy@comcast.net>

 

[Clams Canino]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Ya... you NEED a choke to cold start those. <br />They almost need 1/2 a gas station dumped raw into them when cold.<br /><br />-W

 

[Chris1956]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Gung, The electric choke solenoid bolts into the top cowling support bracket. A steel plunger fits into the hole in the solenoid, and attaches via a steel cable to the upper choke shutter. When you energize the solenoid (via choke button on control), it pulls the plunger into the solenoid, which pulls up on the choke shutter and closes both chokes.<br /><br />Hey Clams, I added a choke to my bottom carb, using spare parts. Anyone else tried this? I cannot say it has made any real difference, however.

 

[MercFan]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Originally posted by Chris1956:<br />Hey Clams, I added a choke to my bottom carb, using spare parts. Anyone else tried this? I cannot say it has made any real difference, however.

Nice to hear! My dad and I was considering the same thing. You just saved me a lotta hassle!

 

[ricksrster]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Go to bam marine under parts. You can search using pictures and it will give you a parts list and drawings.

 

[Clams Canino]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

The early inlines did choke all three. The 99ci units only choke the top two, I don't see much of a difference in the end result, having owned both types. <br /><br />One could argue that getting rid of all the chokes and adding the later model "enricher valve" is the way to go too. To me they all work about the same, and the motors are still very cold blooded. <br /><br />-W

 

[Texasmark]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Hey Clams, my tower was easy to start ('89 115). Used to show off my Merc on cold days as some guys would be fiddling with their stuff because it wouldn't start and I'd priss right up to the ramp, fire her up and away I went.....hoo rah.<br /><br />Mark

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Yea it looks like i need to see how one is hooked up . I got the soliniod . Right now this 1150 1974 has the manual pull choke . a factory hooked up knob and a peice of wire i got to pull the hood to use the choke. It is attached to the top hood. <br />This is how it is now. On the electric choke I have the soliniod. I got a electrical connector for it on the harness and a switch in my controls. The plunger that is there now fits In the soliniod."it dangles there like to use gravity to pull it down " .The cable on it seems too short to reach to anywhere to mount the soliniod .I also wonder if a spring goes inside between the plunger and soliniod too.I will check the bam marine site i have a seloc manual but no picture ..If i could just see how one hooks up i can get it going i am sure . I think i am missing some parts or something .I think the weighted thing should is right i just need another plunger with a cable ..

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

and yes it take a ton of choking to get them fired cold. mine chokes 2 carbs . I like that 3rd carb idea if it fires quicker ??Clams the enricher valve I see that is used on the newer engine than mine .

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

my 71 1350 starts much easier since i a totally changed to new int and ext wiring harness. i did away with the button on the remote and installed a on/off toggle one the dash. my start procedure is: pump bulb hard, turn on choke, turn over twice, repump bulb, and it starts right up, leave choke on until it starts to died then turn it off. you cab always flip the choke switch just like pushing the button,

 

[MercFan]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

Basically same procedure as mine tash.<br /><br />I do have a electric diaphram fuel pump in addition.<br /><br />So, turn the ignition and let the pump pump. When the pump goes quiet, the line is full.<br />Throttle to idle, choke and crank.<br />2 or 3 revolutions and it fires up and dies again.<br />1/4 throttle, choke and crank, and it fires up. Release choke<br />Check for tell tale<br />Rev to 1500-2000 rpm<br />Feel tell tale till is gets warm<br />Down to idle

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

THanks Tashasdaddy The pics helped . i will tomarrow try and get it hooked up. the on off toggle switch I may try too. i did check the parts diagram .on merccruiser. they are the right things

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

soon I will look a a bit cooler to. Not taking the hood off to start up .. me and a choke button. wah hoo .. my proceedure was lifting the hood. and wrap around. and pulling up the manual choke button, pump the ball tight.run up front start it let it blubber a little. run back and push the button down, put on the hood and wrap.let her Idle a 850 rpm.watch for the tail pee after the first choke it starts well with out running the engine for 4 hours .soon to cure that default . I hate it.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

for the toggle switch, i just picked up a hot feed under the dash run it to toggle switch, then back to the engine, the wire in routed thru the gap, between the wrap and the front cover, then up to the solenoid. i don't know why be even with the new controller and wiring harnesses, the choke button wouldn't work. i had had used the toggle with the old controller, so i just went back to it.

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

I wonder if it chokes only when it is cranking when you push the one on the controls i will check mine .

 

[Laddies]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

The choke button on the control should work when ever the switch is on, not just when cranking

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

I got it installed.Now that I understand. It was not hooked up when I got the engine . I see now once the key is on and I push the button I can even hear it Enerigize.The manual choke still works too with it . No need to pull the hood to choke the engine . Thanks for the help everyone . It took some disassembly of the flywheel shroud to get in there and get the piston and cable and butterfly spring in the right position .it works now wha hoo...

 

[gungalunge]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

here is one little thing to add the manual choke closes the flap more than the electric one . i noticed how much quicker the manual choke started the engine when it was stone cold .

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1974 1150 Electric Choke ?????

not sure but can you adjust the cable at where it attaches to the rod that closes the shutter?