Carb help...

[Kustom??]

I have a 55 Packard clipper with the 352 4bbl carb which is a 4GC rochester..It has a heat tube that works the choke,I'm lookin for an electric choke for it i heard its the same as on some caddy's and other GM'S anyone no where i can find a choke or get an idea for a part number..Thanks for the help......

[yorgatron]

what's wrong with the old one? did the heat tube break off? if i were you i'd go to the junkyard and look for a choke housing that's the same diameter and work from there.wish i could help more-george

[Kustom??]

Yeah the old tube did break off but it didnt work so well anyway so i decided to go with an electric choke i didnt think it was this difficult to find one it is a 4GC carb made by Rochester, maybe i have to do some reseacrh in some auto parts store with some old catlog's Thanks for the help....

[chopolds]

Ya know a long time ago, when I put my 3 deuces on my Olds, I found that JC Whitney sold electric choke conversions for the old Rochester 2 bbl I was using. Maybe they sell a conversion for the old 4GC? Worth a look!
In any case, the old choke works well when functioning correctly. In fact, the electrics can be a pain in the ass, if you leave the key on, with engine off, it'll open the choke up, so it won't work right when it's cold.

[SwitchBlade327]

had that problems once, just put in a throttle cable off the lawn mower so i could move the choke. Grass got tall as shit though....

[Kustom??]

Thanks for the info. I'll take a look into JC whitney see what they have in any event i might just make the choke stay open and forget about it i only drive it in warmer weather anyway... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif