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Quote from: kj4ltc on July 29, 2019, 07:03:43 AMI know exactly what a choke is for, what I don’t know is the best way to set choke and adjust carb. Next thing you know you got keyboard warriors that would rather criticize then offer any help. Either way the q-jet is off, Edelbrock is on and running flawlesslykj4ltc - Good news, the reason Blazer74 and JohnnyPopper want your carb is because IF it is original to your truck, it is one of the most ideal rebuild & upgrade viable Qjets made. Forget all the nonsense about early 70's GTO carbs - early 80's truck Quadrajets are the best (for certain values of "best").If you could read off the number from the vertical plate just behind the throttle shaft, likely 17085??? that would be ENORMOUSLY useful. Absent that, a quick photo showing the passenger side of the carb with the air cleaner off would help us solve your problem as well. Both would be best.Assuming you have the E4ME referenced by BD earlier, that means an electric choke version and there are two fairly inexpensive solutions to your problem, all related to the choke. Based on one of your replies, I'm assuming that is what you have.#1 - there may be no power to the choke to activate it, and of course then it doesn't work as intended. Remove the clunky power cable attached to the choke, start the engine and confirm using a multimeter that a full 12 volts is present at the choke. Low or no voltage means the electric choke won't work as intended.#2 - If 12 volts are present in the cable, then the choke coil needs to be replaced, properly adjusted, and you'll have one of the better combined performance/economy carbs ever engineered. Yeah, I'm a Qjet fanboy - no excuses. I could go on, and on, and on about how superior they are to any substitute you might be considering or your buddy's are suggesting. Yes, they require slightly more knowledge and experience to realize their full potential, but I'm of the opinion it is all worth it.
I know exactly what a choke is for, what I don’t know is the best way to set choke and adjust carb. Next thing you know you got keyboard warriors that would rather criticize then offer any help. Either way the q-jet is off, Edelbrock is on and running flawlessly
You can send me that carb if it’s not remanufactured
Beat me to it Blazer!
How bout an unexpired can of pinto beans? What's in that glass on the far side?
kj4ltc - Good news, the reason Blazer74 and JohnnyPopper want your carb is because IF it is original to your truck, it is one of the most ideal rebuild & upgrade viable Qjets made. Forget all the nonsense about early 70's GTO carbs - early 80's truck Quadrajets are the best (for certain values of "best").If you could read off the number from the vertical plate just behind the throttle shaft, likely 17085??? that would be ENORMOUSLY useful. Absent that, a quick photo showing the passenger side of the carb with the air cleaner off would help us solve your problem as well. Both would be best.Could you get into more detail as to why? Not disagreeing as my Jeg's #15805 (same part# for Jegs and Summit) reman is an 84 truck core.