Carburetor question
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Carburetor question
I have an old (needs to be rebuilt) 1968 Corvette 427 quadrajet carburetor (390 hp). The lid on the carburetor is partially broken. Can this be replaced with another lid off another quadrajet or are the lids made for that certain carburetor part number.
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You're going to need to find and use a 1968 Chevy Q-Jet airhorn. It can be off of any '68 Chevy. The problem is going to be that the airhorns tend to take a warp or a twist that matches the float bowl they're installed on. Another airhorn may need a bit of work to make its twist match that of your bowl. If the airhorn does not mate well with the floatbowl in the area of the fuel transfer holes, the carb will not idle.
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Thanks for the info about the carburetor. I want to rebuild this carburetor.
Thanks for the info on the carburetor, very informative. It is matching numbers quadrjet to that engine. #7028209, (427 Corvette engine, 390 hp). Hope I can find a lid for it that will work.
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An airhorn off of any of the following carb numbers will work:
7028207
7028208
7028209
7028210
7028211
7028212
7028213
7028216
7028217
7028218
7028219
7028229
7028207
7028208
7028209
7028210
7028211
7028212
7028213
7028216
7028217
7028218
7028219
7028229
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Originally Posted by rdog
Thanks for the info on the carburetor, very informative. It is matching numbers quadrjet to that engine. #7028209, (427 Corvette engine, 390 hp). Hope I can find a lid for it that will work.
