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19mike69 · 12-30-2002, 11:03 AM

has anyone ever bought one of Autozones rebuilt q-jets?...or known anybody who has?.....they are only about $120 and are like guaranteed for a year.....just thought about buying one,thanks

mikep · 12-30-2002, 11:13 AM

Most discount rebuilder wont rebush the throttle shafts which is generally why they needed a rebuild in the first place. They change the gaskets, set the float, make them pretty and thats about it. It might last a year.

19mike69 · 12-30-2002, 11:15 AM

well,whats a good way to get ahold of one without spending a fortune?

mark25 · 12-30-2002, 11:47 AM

i bought a Holley re-man from O'reilly's for my '84 C-10. the throttle shafts were tight, no vaccum leaks, (sprayed down shafts with WD-40) looks very nice, and runs very well. have had good luck so far, with 350/700R4 and a 2.73 gear i am getting 16-17 MPG. the cost was $280, but mine has electric choke, am sure the ones for 67-72 with divorced style choke will be cheaper.

19mike69 · 12-30-2002, 01:04 PM

ok,thanks alot....i kind of wanted one with an electric choke anyways....thanks again

**ThreeQuarter** · 12-30-2002, 01:52 PM

Hey Mike welcome to the board from a Wolfe City native.

I shopped for one a couple years ago, at O'Reilly and Advance (didn't bother with AZ b/c this required the parts guy to do something that was not routine). I asked for one for my application and they gave me a price around $180. So knowing that pretty much any q-jet would do the trick, I asked the parts guy to show some prices for other q-jets for other years on 350s. He somehow came up with a list of all the q-jets that might work and I picked the cheapest one (~$120). And it's still going.

I just looked for the cheapest one with the right choke config., enough vacuum ports, and a power brake fitting in the back (if you even need that.) Oh, and don't expect two rebuilt q-jets with the same model number to look the same. They will take completely different carb "frames" (?) and as long as they jetted them the same, they'll call them the same model. Good luck.

19mike69 · 12-30-2002, 04:42 PM

GMCBLU.....i know exactally where wolfe city is.....i called o'reilly but i cant remember what they told me and how much it was...but i dont think it was new,im pretty sure it was rebuilt....i just hate to spend $275 to $350 for a new one

*rayville body* · 12-30-2002, 05:43 PM

i tried one once and it leaked, so i swaped it for another, it worked good for a month or two. i worked there at the time and would not reccomend them for reliability,good performance though. i dont reccomend any of their electrical parts either. JMHO

**MikeB** · 12-30-2002, 07:08 PM

Try something like this as an alternative. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting

12-30-2002, 11:03 AM	#1
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	Autozones Q-jet has anyone ever bought one of Autozones rebuilt q-jets?...or known anybody who has?.....they are only about $120 and are like guaranteed for a year.....just thought about buying one,thanks

12-30-2002, 11:13 AM	#2
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Most discount rebuilder wont rebush the throttle shafts which is generally why they needed a rebuild in the first place. They change the gaskets, set the float, make them pretty and thats about it. It might last a year. __________________ No truck :-(

12-30-2002, 11:47 AM	#4
mark25 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Vassar,Ks 66543 Posts: 375	i bought a Holley re-man from O'reilly's for my '84 C-10. the throttle shafts were tight, no vaccum leaks, (sprayed down shafts with WD-40) looks very nice, and runs very well. have had good luck so far, with 350/700R4 and a 2.73 gear i am getting 16-17 MPG. the cost was $280, but mine has electric choke, am sure the ones for 67-72 with divorced style choke will be cheaper. __________________ '72 C-10 Cheyenne Super, 402/TH400, Bucket Seats, tilt, tach, AM/FM & shoulder harnesses and a ground up restoration

12-30-2002, 01:52 PM	#6
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,522	Hey Mike welcome to the board from a Wolfe City native. I shopped for one a couple years ago, at O'Reilly and Advance (didn't bother with AZ b/c this required the parts guy to do something that was not routine). I asked for one for my application and they gave me a price around $180. So knowing that pretty much any q-jet would do the trick, I asked the parts guy to show some prices for other q-jets for other years on 350s. He somehow came up with a list of all the q-jets that might work and I picked the cheapest one (~$120). And it's still going. I just looked for the cheapest one with the right choke config., enough vacuum ports, and a power brake fitting in the back (if you even need that.) Oh, and don't expect two rebuilt q-jets with the same model number to look the same. They will take completely different carb "frames" (?) and as long as they jetted them the same, they'll call them the same model. Good luck. __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3

12-30-2002, 07:08 PM	#9
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,597	Try something like this as an alternative. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

12-30-2002, 11:15 AM	#3
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	well,whats a good way to get ahold of one without spending a fortune?

12-30-2002, 01:04 PM	#5
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	ok,thanks alot....i kind of wanted one with an electric choke anyways....thanks again

12-30-2002, 04:42 PM	#7
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	GMCBLU.....i know exactally where wolfe city is.....i called o'reilly but i cant remember what they told me and how much it was...but i dont think it was new,im pretty sure it was rebuilt....i just hate to spend $275 to $350 for a new one

12-30-2002, 05:43 PM	#8
rayville body Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: rayville,LA Posts: 226	i tried one once and it leaked, so i swaped it for another, it worked good for a month or two. i worked there at the time and would not reccomend them for reliability,good performance though. i dont reccomend any of their electrical parts either. JMHO

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