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carb issues

Posted: 12/14/05 7:13pmMessage 11 of 13
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Easton, PA - USA
Joined: 11/6/2003
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Vette(s): 1973 Coupe 350 Auto.T-Tops L48,65450 miles.

Good Luck with the Holley.Myself I'd stick with the Q-Jet and a Performer Intake.Just a thought

  Dave

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carb issues

Posted: 12/14/05 11:03pmMessage 12 of 13
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Virginia City, NV - USA
Joined: 1/19/2005
Posts: 314
Vette(s): 1979 Coupe, white in color

The quadrajet had a problem with the casting of the float bowel. They tend to leak in that area. If the carb to intake gasket is wet, especially in the area towards the middle, yours may be one of those with a porosity problem in the float bowl, or a crack. Ken Styer may be able to shed more lite on this, I don't know if they can be epoxied or not. I loose the qjet on every engine I've had.

Dave

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carb issues

Posted: 12/17/05 12:31pmMessage 13 of 13
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - USA
Joined: 12/2/2003
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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!
The q-jet is a very good street performer carb.  And yes, yours probably needs rebuilt.  Any good carb man can do this with no problem.  Note I said good carb man.  There are several trick to the q-jet that must be attended to.  This includes the porisity leakage problem.  Once the carb is off and apart, it's really very easy to repair with a good epoxy.  The carb article I wrote shows the repair.
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