What is this thing?

 

looks like the automatic choke return thinga-ma-bobbie to me

 

if i'm not mistaken, that's the servo/solenoid assembly for the choke ...

 

Alright well mine is broken.

The wire that goes from it to the carb is rusted, it doesn't move at all. The little connector that connects the wire to the little device thing there is broken, so even if the wire did move, it wouldn't work.

How bad is this? Can I get away with it being broken for a while?

 

it just mens your choke wont work unless you hold it out yourself,,

 

i think the electric control is only there for sensing when it should be held in place, not the choke function itself, so as long as the cable itself is fine ... the choke should work.

here, let me educate you in Ghetto 101 ...
in the winter, when you REALLY need the choke (i don't know how cold it gets in Arkansas) just make sure you have a clothes peg (or two).

start the car with the choke, then slide it (them) under the choke lever ... take it (them) off when the car is warm enough to idle by itself.

now, i'm not saying don't fix it ... but i'm saying you can survive if you choose not to.

 

lol i gotta try that, and i was gonna just change my choke cable to a std one. (ive got no auto thingy in the engine bay)

 

LOL That is the hot start assist assy.

When the motor is warm it opens the throttle a little. Toss it , its a waste of space LOL You can do that yourself.

 

Yes it's the OPPOSITE of a choke.

When the engine is hot, that little motor pulls the throttle open a bit when you're cranking so that the engine doesn't flood.

It's not necessary if you remember to hold the throttle open when starting a hot engine. Remember, cars have to be designed so that Any Idiot can drive one.

 

no it isent! well not on the aussie cars it aint...

I removed mine as part of a rats nest tidy up and when i did so my choke no longer stays out (ignition on ect....)

the choke now springs back like it does when the ignition is off.

 

Yep i agree with mike p-28, i would toss it. I tossed mine, no noticable difference in how the engine runs. besides once its out, you have yet another thing to hang from your christmas tree, right next to the pretty multi colored connectors of your rats nest
hehehe

 

lol,
must be a aussie thing then 'cause ive owned 31st gens and its been the same on all 3..

mine didnt run any bit different!! just could not use the choke unless you held it out the whole time, or used a clothes peg as we are now all informed

 

I would think they would put the choke stuff on the carb?

Dunno , you got a pic of yours?

 

I don't think I'm gonna remove the rat's nest until I buy an aftermarket carb... Too many people have complained of problems when you leave the stock carb on and take the nest out.

 

hot start asst. motor thing... after tha car is warm watch it when u turn the key on it opens then closes.... putting a little fuel in the carb.

 

No, that's definately the hot start assist and it has nothing to do with the choke. The choke release is part of the actual choke **** assembly in the dash.

I bet the reason yours doesn't work is because you removed the wires from the temp sensor. The temp sensor for the choke release is located in the thermostat housing.

 

Revhead, or anyone else.

My 79 is missing many wires to certain things. I have no connectors to the sensors on the radiator, both the top sensor and the sensor on the driver side near the top. Are these needed for anything motor related, or are they just idiot lights for something?

 

I took mine off and ate it. It tasted like burning.

 

Definitely the Hot Start Assist. On American Rx7's, anyway.