need idle stop slelnoid & bracket
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need idle stop slelnoid & bracket
I am restoring a 69 conv w/ a350-350 and quad carb . I have tried in vain to lacate an idle stop selenoid and bracket any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
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Re: need idle stop slelnoid & bracket (bobsled737)
This is going to be a tough item to find. You can still get aftermarket solenoids, but you have to be creative with the books and get a sympathetic parts guy that will work with you on the bracket. E-bay has them occasionally, and they were used on quite a few Chevy applications. I kinda haunt the do-it-yourself recyclers for this stuff and get lucky every once in a while. I'm in the same boat with my A/C equipped 3x2.
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Re: need idle stop slelnoid & bracket (pws69)
>> A/C equipped 3x2
Good luck.
I have been looking for that one for over 10 years just for a challenge.
I have two 3x2 complete setups... one has the bracket & solenoid.
It's a rare bird.... nobody reproduces it.
Took it to Carlisle one year, and everyone was trying to yank it out of my hands and run.
Good luck.
I have been looking for that one for over 10 years just for a challenge.
I have two 3x2 complete setups... one has the bracket & solenoid.
It's a rare bird.... nobody reproduces it.
Took it to Carlisle one year, and everyone was trying to yank it out of my hands and run.
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Re: need idle stop slelnoid & bracket (bobsled737)
If you don't care about originality you can probably make one. I made this one in an afternoon using my original solenoid from my Q-Jet and put it on my Edelbrock. First make a cardboard template. Then, using aluminum or steel angle iron transfer the pattern and cut it out using files and drills. Then mount it on the carb and make final adjustments. So far I've used mine for about 3 months and it works as good as an aftermarket piece. Good luck.
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Re: need idle stop slelnoid & bracket (bobsled737)
I'm looking for one, too, for my L-36. Wrencher, do you know what other car models used the same bracket, and if the bracket is the same for the small and the big block?
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Re: need idle stop slelnoid & bracket (bobsled737)
I went out to a junk yard and found an old Buick with a Qjet and solenoid on it, of course the bracket didn't fit my Q-jet, so I fabbed one up like Vettefixer.
The Holley spreadbore that I have on the car currently has its own bracket that came with the carb. The junk yard solenoid fit right in the bracket.
I've seen these solenoids in Jeg's and Summit's catalogs, unfortunately I think they are specifically for Edelbrock and Holly carbs. I haven't ever seen one as an available part from a parts house. That doesn't mean they aren't available, I just haven't been able to find one.
The Holley spreadbore that I have on the car currently has its own bracket that came with the carb. The junk yard solenoid fit right in the bracket.
I've seen these solenoids in Jeg's and Summit's catalogs, unfortunately I think they are specifically for Edelbrock and Holly carbs. I haven't ever seen one as an available part from a parts house. That doesn't mean they aren't available, I just haven't been able to find one.
