It's likely a toss up! Lol!
So would the carb need to be built or adjusted differently now that I know the displacement is more?
And is it an easy mod to convert to a manual choke?
My cousin recommended doing that.
And that's fine with me so long as I don't have to butcher things to attach it.
Thanks fellas
Greg
No problem with the carb metering, assuming someone hasn't tampered with it and it doesn't appear so.
Its terrible to convert to manual choke, it's easier to make it work properly than ruin it.
It's important to use the new materials in the rebuild that will stand up to the new fuels. I had to replace the TA's accelerator pump because it went soft and would'nt give a good shot. The local supplier sorced one made of a blue coloured material and had'nt a problem since. Barry
If the shafts are not too loose, why not try to rebuild it yourself.
Look on the web...there is a ton of reference stuff. Read too much. Save every diagram on file. Ask us anything.
Break it down. Be gentle. Don't bend the rods. Don't let stuff get away. Do not force a screw or nut. Lay everything out on a table, flat on a white sheet. Take tons of pictures as you go along.
Soak all the metal parts in a good carb cleaner for at least a day.
Remove. Blow all passages out with compressed air. Wipe down. Inspect. lay everything out. Blow out again. Check for excessive corrosion on all parts.
Get a feel for how the QJ works. Look at the diagrams. Learn how it flows. Fit it together loose. Learn the linkages. Take it apart. Don't force.
When you think you're ready, start a thread. Buy the newest kit you can find.
We're here to help.
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The screw on the choke side is to adjust high idle when the choke is on. When the choke is on it rides against a stepped cam that moves up as the choke closes. Check to see if the screw is in contact with the high idle cam, if it is, the choke is not opening fully.
Also do you have the correct carb base gaskets, and installed correctly?? If not there can be a vacuum leak that can cause high idle. There should be an asbestos style gasket on the intake manifold with a stainless shim between it and the carb base. They need to be installed correctly and can easily be up side down as they are asymmetrical in shape.
That's a common mistake, there is an exhaust crossover in the intake manifold and the asbestos style gasket seals the intake manifold to the steel shim. No gasket between the shim and carb.
That's a common mistake, there is an exhaust crossover in the intake manifold and the asbestos style gasket seals the intake manifold to the steel shim. No gasket between the shim and carb.
Thanks Randy
Thanks, Good to know. Now I hope I can remember that when I put my 396 back together. Some thing tells me this question will be asked again. LoL
