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Another damn choke light thread grrrr

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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 02:30 PM
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Another damn choke light thread grrrr

Ok, my car is no longer cc. Its got a 350 crate motor (was 305).
Quadrajet 4 barrel.
The choke light stays on all the time.
The choke has 14.2 v going to it when the car is running and of course 0 v when off.
The alternator is new and the guage on the dash shows it as charging. It been this way for awhile and unless there is some weird circuit in the alternator that would trigger this light but, still let it charge I cannot see it being the alternator.
The choke seems to work ok. The weather this morning was around 48* and it started above 1000 rpm then came down as its suppose too.
I know where there the white relay is in the pull down tray under the dash but, if it did not work I wouldnt have voltage at the choke.
The car runs great btw. Its just not being able to diagnose this light annoying charging/choke light bothers me.
Either I fix this darn thing or some back tape is going on the lil plastic indicator lense behind the actual gauge.
Any and all suggestions appreciated.
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 02:57 PM
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Car: 88GTA
Engine: 5.7TPI
Transmission: Auto
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Re: Another damn choke light thread grrrr

spray the choke relay with some electronic cleaning spray.
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 07:11 AM
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From: Red Lake Falls,MN
Car: 1987 Z28 Vert.
Engine: LG4: ENGINE, GAS, 8 CYL, 5.0L, 4BBL
Transmission: MD8: 4 SPEED AUTO THM700R4
Axle/Gears: GU2: AXLE, REAR 2.73 RATIO
Re: Another damn choke light thread grrrr

same problem here, I even replaced the alternator with a 105 amp, no joy.
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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 05:44 PM
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Re: Another damn choke light thread grrrr

I ha the same problem and found the electronic choke wasn't getting enough power to work. Traced the wire back to the fire wall and cut and spliced into another wire that was hot with the ignition.
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