Friggin carberator
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09-'11
Friggin carberator
As I was slowing down for a stop light I noticed that the rpm's weren't staying up where they normally are, I had to pump the gas to (try to) keep it running but it died on me :mad luckily I was able to get it restarted and limp into a parking lot.
I found gas dribbling out of the lower sides of the carb, and also pooling down inside on the primary butterfly's
I'm thinking the float is stuck. :cry
Where would be the best place to find a rebuild kit for a Edelbrock 1901 Quadrajet?
While I have it apart I would also like to change the jets to get it run a little leaner (not sure what size they are now, whatever Edelbrock puts in them from the factory), does anyone know what size jets I should try?
And does anyone want to share their secret for getting the smell of gasoline off your hands?
Thanks in advance.
I found gas dribbling out of the lower sides of the carb, and also pooling down inside on the primary butterfly's
I'm thinking the float is stuck. :cry
Where would be the best place to find a rebuild kit for a Edelbrock 1901 Quadrajet?
While I have it apart I would also like to change the jets to get it run a little leaner (not sure what size they are now, whatever Edelbrock puts in them from the factory), does anyone know what size jets I should try?
And does anyone want to share their secret for getting the smell of gasoline off your hands?
Thanks in advance.
Le Mans Master
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Re: Friggin carberator (Kevin_73)
Go to http://www.corvettefaq.com and find Lars Q-Jet tuning bpaper . It's got all the info you'll need.
Drifting
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Re: Friggin carberator (Kevin_73)
Edelbrock for the kit is a good place to start. Watch the jetting as I think the 1901's came with 69's for mains and 36 rods. That is fairly lean for even a 350. If it has been running rick, check the float level when you rebuild. Agree the carbs are a pain as I just had a special build do the same thing. Pulled it apart, put in a new needle and seat and it did the same thing. Suspect the float is sinking. Fortunately I had a spare carb that runs fine.
Melting Slicks
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Re: Friggin carberator (Kevin_73)
float could have leaked and sunk. what kind of float? brass or plastic?
may be as simple as it hanging up on gasket or something. pop the air horn and have a look. rig up a gravity feed to test it.
may be as simple as it hanging up on gasket or something. pop the air horn and have a look. rig up a gravity feed to test it.
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Re: Friggin carberator (Turbo-Jet)
Turbo-Jet,
Not sure what material the float is made out of. I pulled the carb off the car, but I haven't taken it apart yet since the torx screws that hold it together are in between the sizes of torx screwdrivers I have on hand :rolleyes:
I put my old Rochester on it for the time being so I can drive it.
bluevetteman,
I think I already have a copy of that paper, I will re-read and see if I can figure out jetting.
Mystery Machine,
I know what you mean!! I was pretty worried :eek: about starting it, but I had my extinguisher right there just in case.
Thanks for the replies, I will probably have more questions when I start playing with the jets.
Not sure what material the float is made out of. I pulled the carb off the car, but I haven't taken it apart yet since the torx screws that hold it together are in between the sizes of torx screwdrivers I have on hand :rolleyes:
I put my old Rochester on it for the time being so I can drive it.
bluevetteman,
I think I already have a copy of that paper, I will re-read and see if I can figure out jetting.
Mystery Machine,
I know what you mean!! I was pretty worried :eek: about starting it, but I had my extinguisher right there just in case.
Thanks for the replies, I will probably have more questions when I start playing with the jets.
