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The choke pull rod on my 1915 keeps falling out of the hole in carburetor choke lever..
I have the correct choke pull rod made to Ford print. How was the pull rod prevented from cominmg out of the choke lever hole?
Has anyone come up with a fix for this?
Ron Patterson

I have a print of the correct bend to keep it in place & some NOS wires - I'll get you a photo !

Have found an "L" bend will retain the wire. Easy to flex the long part of the wire to remove from the lever hole too.


Used a mild "L", with a radius bend, so removing the choke rod is much easier when taking off the carb or a radiator

Here is factory bends, some have a small angle, and the 1913 to '25 style has somewhat of an "L" too.

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I actually make mine out of heavy coat hanger wire , cheap, then bend in the L fashion mentioned above.

I use copper coated Hi test oxy welding wire in straight lengths. The bend is like Dan's, but I make the first one really sharp by forming it in a vice so that is stays close to the choke arm. The second bend is formed to accommodate either steel or cast brass choke arms. It can be part formed and bent the rest of the way once connected.

Allan from down under.

I do mine almost exactly like Dan Treace does, except, I make the area that goes through the choke lever slightly less. I never have one come out. What I like about this design, is it can be removed from the car countless times without affecting the fit. I also use welding rod.

The L bend works on my 3 T’s. An old coat hanger works to make your own. Welding rods work too.

Can anyone show me a photo of a 1915 style Holly G carb installed on a 1915 Model T with the (Ford print) correct 1March 7, 1913 choke pull rod?
Ron Patterson

Original '15 shows the choke wire, but....... the lever end of the wire is hidden

First a shout out to Mark Eyre and Cory Walker I now understand why I was having trouble getting a correct choke pull rod to work on my 1915 Runabout.
Lesson 1; make sure you know what carburetor you have on the 1915 car. Two carbs are correct; the early Holly G or Kingston L carb. This the early Holly G carburetor my car had installed.
Lesson 2 if you have a Holly G carb make sure it is the early type used in 1915 and not the later holly G used in 1916-1920. This carb is a Holly G, but used only in 1917-1920 (not 1915)
Many 1915 cars have an incorrect later Holly G carb as depicted in the post above by Dan Treace.
Lesson 3; Pay close attention to the fact that on Mar 7, 1913 the lenght measurement of the carb choke pull rod was changed to 25 3/8 inches. If you have the correct Holly G carb and use the correct choke pull rod length things will fall into place as intended.
Notice the difference in length of the early and later Holly G carbs.
Ron Patterson

Sorry, here are the missing photos.

WEll I have been successful in screwing up the photos but you get the idea?