manual choke replacing auto-choke

[wagoneer]

My 48 seems to have come with a rare dealer option (or is it factory?) -- the manual choke (part # 510785 ) instead of the autochoke that is apparently very common.

 

Does anybody know any history on whether this was a deleted or replaced feature? It's a US '48 Windsor with the highlander package, but apparently this seems to be something extra.

 

My car starts very nicely (instantly), so I don't know if I'm missing anything with the autochoke. thoughts? Install is very clean and factory like. Mine is a pretty clean survivor.

 

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You can see the auto-choke here on our fellow member @DonaldSmith 's vehicle with the black wire attaching (posted here).

https://p15-d24.com/topic/41063-fluid-drive-will-not-shift-to-higher-gear/

 

 

 

[Doug&Deb]

In my experience the auto choke hold down screws tend to rust over the years and it is replaced by a manual choke. If it’s working well I’d leave it alone. A choke assembly can be expensive.

[Dan Hiebert]

Could just be me, but that does not look like a factory manual choke installation.  The Sisson choke (the automatic) on our D24 was not working right, so I replaced it with a manual one I got from Pep Boys.  Haven't had any problems since (going on 25 years).  As they say, if it aint broke, don't fix it.  As Doug&Deb noted, if it is working well, don't replace it.  

[desoto1939]

This is rich witht he 39 Desoto.  The pictures of the manual choke are not factory.  Your car would have come with the sisson choke installed and would have bolted down to the top of the manifold exactly where the other unit is bolted to the top of the manifold.

 

I have several NOS of these chokes and they have been tested on the factory Sisson choke testing stand.  Yes if you go on ebay you will see prices that are out the door, they are not cheap.

 

I also have the sisson choke manual and several other sisson choke literature if needed.

 

Contact me if you are interested.  If you are having the car AACA judged then it will lose major points for this setup that you have installed

The top picture is the factory testing stand the second picture is the choke setup on my 39 Desoto and the third picture is of the factory tools used to setup and adjust the sisson chokes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rich

desoto1939@aol.com

[casper50]

When I changed to dual carbs on my 47 I used the throttle cable as a choke cable.  Works fine.

[plymouthcranbrook]

My Sisson worked well on my 52 but after starting things went south. When I put the Langdon set up on I also chose a manual for ease of installation.  Starts with no issue and can open the choke almost fully immediately.