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    Wire on Weber Carb?

    Where does the wire go that is connected to the white circular piece on the lower left side of the Weber carb?

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    Weber Carb Electric Choke Connection

    Opel GT Source included instructions on this when I bought 32/36 carb from them. Should be powered only when key is in "on" position. They suggested the 2nd fuse in from outside of fuse block on side of block with 4 fuses. This is the first answer I have known.
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    Most use the power coming from the horns. Closer and you don't have to go through the firewall, and yes, they are switched. Or you can remove the ICO and replace it with the "jet" and eliminate any electrical connections. The ICO replacement is available from "bigjim5551212" on this site
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polker View Post
    Where does the wire go that is connected to the white circular piece on the lower left side of the Weber carb?

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    Pat
    As stated above, the horn (+) wire can be used or just run a switched wire from the fuse box.

    The purpose of this wire is to operate the electric choke, a.k.a white circular piece.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polker View Post
    Where does the wire go that is connected to the white circular piece on the lower left side of the Weber carb?
    Thanks,
    Pat
    Would that be:

    1) the ICO, the Idle Control Orifice, a small electronic device that replaces the normal idle jet with a electrically powered solenoid jet that shuts off idle fuel to the carb when the ignition is shut off to prevent "run-on" otherwise known as "dieseling"

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    2) the electric choke (in lieu of either a water-heated or manual choke).

    Both can get their power from any ignition-on power-on source, and as Gene has pointed out, the horn circuit is the preferred source.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kwilford View Post
    Would that be:

    1) the ICO, the Idle Control Orifice, a small electronic device that replaces the normal idle jet with a electrically powered solenoid jet that shuts off idle fuel to the carb when the ignition is shut off to prevent "run-on" otherwise known as "dieseling"

    HTH
    I forgot about that one since I put in the replacement "plug". Thanks for jogging my memory.
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    Thanks to all

    I'll get it to the horn soon. Thanks for the help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kwilford View Post
    ... as Gene has pointed out, the horn circuit is the preferred source.
    Don't know about preferred but that is how the '73 GT's were done and in this case if it's good enough for Adam Opel then it's good enough for me.

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