Alright... Where to begin.

I bought a 1986 Camaro a few weeks back, after finally saving up to get one of these (love it!). However, lately I've been getting nothing but problems, and the most serious of them seems to be this- An annoying buzz under the dash (comes from the choke relay), and a solid choke light. I've searched the forums for a few hours, and can't seem to find the solution.

I had my alternator tested, as the choke light was related to that system in ways (some other threads had said), and it was fine. Not believing that, I bought a new one, mostly for the lifetime warranty. When I put the new one into my car, my voltage gauge went above 18, and then dropped way behind 0. Dead gauge now, and when I metered the battery with the car running, it was between 17V and 19V. I took the new alternator back and had it tested... And it tested great.

My car runs extremely poor at the moment, stuttering when I'm at low RPM, and seems pretty gutless when I accelerate. The buzz from the relay used to come on intermittenly(SP?) a few days ago, and is now fairly constant. Anyway... Help me, internets! I'd love to hang onto this car, as I'd been wanting one for so long.

1986 camaro 305 Carburated

edit- I think heatsoak was the term, but if I run it a while and kill it, the car will struggle to start, or even fail to start altogether. If I give it time to cool off, it'll start up no sweat.

 

Check the resistance of the choke heater itself. Also check the relay, and the field wiring to the alternator:

 

If you are handy with a voltmeter see what your getting across the terminals on your relay. What you are hearing is the 12v arcing on something, which could means its not working, or might be going, not gone yet. Also, the bogging your talking about is carb related. Might need a rebuild. Cars 20 years old can't be expected to be reliable transportation, just a toy to play with.