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Thanks, I can make a new line by buying the ends i currently have that go into fuel line. Choke is open, heats up pretty quick and opens and stays open once engine is warm.
I have an electric choke kit installed from a vendor. Pain to install but works well. @Lou C how did you attach it back to the pump and the metal line. Were you able to get barbed fittings with the proper ends to mate with the metal pipe.
I can check the fuel pumps. Only thing is how to hook one up from the pump to the carb. The line is all one piece. I guess I would have to fabricate a new one.
The carbs have been rebuilt with all proper parts. The original cl secondary rods and the primary jets and rods are the same. They ran fine on the other engines. They are original Quadrajet carbs.
I’m trying to understand how much I should lean things out. Plug shows rich. It has 70/43 primary and wa thinking of going to 45 rods but looking to see if anyone has retuned the carb so I can get a better starting point
Switched to new vortec engines from a 270 Crusader. Setup is the same on the vortec but the engine burns more fuel. The carb primary have not been changed. Do the vortecs need leaner primary rods on the Quadrajet. Both engines run identical in terms of fuel flow and burn more than the non vortec...
