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Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket
Hey D, dont get in a hurry over us  My truck sat in my driveway while I did home improvements at our old house for 5 years! I understand, just wait until you have a kid and a pregnant wife then you really wont have much truck time!
On the throttle blade subject I think they (forget the technical term) split the ends of the screws in the throttle plates so they dont back out and get sucked into the engine. I am by no means a carb expert besides bolting on an Edelbrock and having my old man tune them for me, carbs have always been a weak point for me. I always hated Quadrajet carbs because I had no idea how to tune them but they are a solid reliable unit when done right. Glad you made it through the storms okay up there. |
Thanks, Dan! We were one of the really lucky ones with the storm. We had no damage and did not lose power except for some minor flickering. I have a friend half a mile from me who was without power for over a week. My in-laws also had no power for over a week.
I am just going to send the throttle base to Carb Junky and let them handle it for $49. I wish I had gone at it a bit slower in the beginning. Realized I made a lot of financial mistakes when buying parts. We went to Rhinebeck last year on the last day and I could have gotten a rebuilt carb for half the price I have spent on this one so far. At the point where I have to decide if I call it a loss or spend a little bit more. I don't want to wait till May for a carb, but if this does not work, then I will probably look for a deal at Rhinebeck this year.
I have heard the Qjets are really good if setup right, so I would like to try and use it.
Probably won't be having a kid or a pregnant wife anytime soon, if at all. It's a bit of a longer story than this, but if she was going to get pregnant, she probably would be by now.