1985 K10 Suburban Question

[swhite2013]

I have a 1985 K10 Suburban and have 2 problems yet which I need to resolve or get some help with.

The first thing is every now and again my choke light would come on when starting the vehicle. Once in awhile the truck wouldnt even start up unless i messed with the carb choke heater wire or let it sit for a bit and then it would start. But the local mechanic here said he would fix it..not hes a friend and is good a rigging things up haha..well he disconnected something inside the carb choke and now it starts up 95 percent of the time without a problem but the choke light still comes on and it occasionally takes a bit to start it, Basically my question is what part i need to replace? Is it the heater wire or is it the choke thermostat or what. I cant seem to find the whole choke unit unless I get a new carb.

2nd thing is on my dash the only thing that is work on the gauges is the fuel gauge and the clock...no speepo gauge or temp gauges are working..checked all fuses and such and not sure what the problem would be...any ideas would be great.

Thanks
Scott

 

[zora]

if you have a Rochester Quadrajet Napa carries the choke
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...-Thermostat-Integral/_/R-CRB230076_0063093013
I cannt tell from your description what your mechanice has disconnected but not clear why he just didnt replace the coil if that is the problem since as you can see it is available,
Your mechanic should also be able to tell if you have voltage going to the choke wire.
Did you pull the wire from the temperature sensor and ground it and see if the gauge reads?
Did you check if the speedometer cable is disconnected either behind the dash or at the transmission?

 

[swhite2013]

thanks a ton at least that gives me somewhere to start. I will check the connections and let you know. Also my mechanic had just bypassed the choke I believe...He said it could be run without the choke and it has improved since he bypassed it but the light and such is still coming on and still acts up once in awhile so I just want to replace the choke and choke heater wire because that has a bad connection. Appreciate the help!

Thanks Scott