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Originally Posted by Rich72C10
FYI: My truck didn't come with the factory original but one from O'Riley's that is a '78 carb. Which was done by the previous owner of my truck.
The idea was to get a numbers matching Rochester Quadrajet 7042208 and when it took 3 to get one that seem right (long story on that), I decided it have it professionally worked on.
Needless to say, epic fail on my part. Live and learn. Perhaps my pain will help someone else make a better informed decisions. If that happens, I'd would actually feel a lot better about this whole thing.
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I've had quadrajet issues as well with my 1968 C10 with 327. Years ago I bought one from classicindustries with a numbers matching quadrajet carb. Actually ran pretty well out of the box. Since then I have bought carburetors from O'reillies auto parts, Summit Racing, and National carburetors out of Florida. The classic industries worked the best for me and the National Carburetors is what I'm running now and does ok, not great, but ok. The O'reillies one had issues that I couldn't over come and the Summit one just wouldn't work at all.
I'm no carburetor guru but it seems to me it is just the luck of the draw at this point with these old carbs...
I would love to have Cliff rebuild my carb or sell me the rebuild carb kit, but I'm limited on time as my truck is my daily driver and I count on it to get me back and forth to work nearly everyday.