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Location: Beeville, Texas
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350 running like $hit
i just rebuilt the quadrajet 4bbl carb on my pickup, bolted it on, and dropped the battery in and cranked it up and it runs like crap. when i really open it up it runs great, it just won't idle smooth. before i rebuilt the carb, the engine ran smooth, it just didn't accellerate good. what's up with this???
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Possible vacume leak?
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Sounds like you need to adjust the idle mixture.
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BTW Welcome to the board from South Mississippi. That's a heck of a screen name you got there!
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Thanks guys, will check that out tomorrow morning. Yeah, I did pick a long name. My name's Robert, my truck is a 1970C/20, and it is a rust bucket. It needs new rockers and a left cab corner, and probably 5 gallons of bondo.
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huh?
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Sounds to me like a major vacuum leak. Be sure you didn't knock off the vacuum modulator line at the back of the intake, and make sure the carb is sealed well against the intake. I had the exact same problem with a 78 F100 that I was working on....the carb base gasket didn't seal well to the intake, so it wouldn't idle, but it'd run fine when I was on the gas. I replaced the base gasket, snugged down the carb, and it ran perfect after that.
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OK, thanks. I'll check that too. I replaced every hose in the engine compartment so it's either a mixture problem or a leak like you said.
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