wasnt able to get her started today

[cameeks]

Originally Posted by RedZ71

well at this point im fairly sure i have a fuel delivery problem. pressure in the fuel line was quite high, that when i removed the line from the carb, fuel sprayed instead of dripped. also, when i did drip some fuel into the carb, she did finally start, but then immediately died as soon as the tiny bit of fuel in the carb was consumed.

Just to be on the safe side befor you put the carb back on check the fuel pressure and make sure you are not over 7 lbs.

[RedZ71]

welp i just picked up the carb kit, so im about to attempt my first rebuild!

[RedZ71]

so far so good, i have it disassembled, and have started the cleaning processes. im gonna take a break and pick up some heavy rubber gloves, so i dont die of cancer in the garage

[watahyahknow]

brake cleaner does a nice job of getting the grease of the carb i've heared about Qjets is that there are 1 or two screws on the top that you need to watch out for when tightening cause overtightining bends the top of the carb .

there some stories on the subject in old hot rod magazines..... allways a good idea to keep those old magazines stacked up for future reference

[FarmTruk]

Here's a neat link with pics, showing disassembly and rebuild of '67-'80 Q-Jet for Corvette. Don't know exactly what if any difference in 'vette and truck carbs are, but it may be of some use.

Feel free to substitute the word "C-10" for "Corvette" as you review the document

http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/53360/

[VetteVet]

here is another good one for rebuilding Q-jets

http://www.4wheelnoffroad.com/qjet.html

[RedZ71]

so far so good, the carb kit comes with a numbered exploded view, so following that i was able to get it all apart for cleaning.

by the numbers, this carb is a 1971, 49 state chevy carb.

added a few pics at to the bottom of my page showing a bit of my teardown.

http://www.dfwlp.org/~jhorne/pics/truck/index.html

[regal8r]

Originally Posted by RedZ71

welp i just picked up the carb kit, so im about to attempt my first rebuild!

check, double check and then recheck again both the float level and float drop before u put it all back together...thats all im gonna say...lol

[Boog]

I'm sure it will start and run much better after the rebuild. I'm not sure but it looks like the choke may be missing something. Does it work at all? If it's missing parts it may be wiser to buy an electric choke conversion than to try to find any missing parts and get them adjusted right. Jeg's or Summit should have the conversion kits and maybe even a local parts store.