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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hideaway, TX
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Couldn't wait any longer
I bought a repop tank and sent it back. I am having my tank refurbished. I
haven't heard it run on anything but 15 yr old gas until tonight. She sounded pretty good there is a small exhaust leak in rear pipes and carb has a leak. The truck is all stock. Would you rebuild the quadrajet or replace with aftermarker and keep the original carb so you could replace if necessary to restore orginality. Oh yeah it does have duals so not 100%completely orginial but real close.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
I love the Q-Jet. My vote is to keep it
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
you can't beat a properly tuned q jet
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Location: Springfield, MO
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
BB72: I'm in the same situation w/ the tank and qjet. Haven't bought a reproduction tank, but was looking in that direction. From the sounds of it, I may go your route and refurb my original tank. If you don't mind me asking, how much is this going to run you? I'd also be curious to know how much it would cost to have the qjet rebuilt, since I know nothing about this.
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
if you have the time I've used the "at home" reconditioning kits with success on two vehicles-never a problem you just have to FOLLOW the directions to the tee, and its cheaper too
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
i bought a new 4 bbl qjet at advance for 150 buxs
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Re: Couldn't wait any longer
With the qjet, you will be best off if you can find someone local who has been rebuilding them for years. While they appear simple to rebuild, they can be finicky and need things like throttle shaft wear and horn warpage checked closely.
I cannot recommend buying an assembly line rebuild. While some work good for years, others don't. The biggest problems are they mix parts and don't check fit and wear as close as I prefer.
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