choke question

[Robin7TFour]

hello, did 74's come with electric or the mechanical heat spring choke? i have found a pair of wires on the passenger side tucked under the a/c box. when i unrolled them i found two clips for attaching to the valve cover and the length is about where the choke is.they are black and tan in a flat connector.
pictures later this weekend.


robin

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

You have a mechanical choke. The wires you found are probably for the TCS solenoid.

 

[Robin7TFour]

what's a TCS solenoid? i've seen the name but have no clue on its use.


Robin

 

[JohnZ]

If they're tan and dark blue, those (were) connected to the TCS solenoid - most folks disconnected them when they found out what they did (TCS - Transmission-Controlled Spark - killed the vacuum signal to the distributor vacuum advance diaphragm except when you were in high gear, unless the engine was cold or overheating).

 

[Robin7TFour]

John ,thanks for the explaination. i'll look at the wires closely,then tuck them away again.

robin