need help......80's q-jet on 72 burb 307

[capev86]

hello all:

i put an edelbrock intake and an early 80's style q-jet on my '72 burb with a 307 to replace the original 2 barrel. i want to use the (hot air?) '84 vintage choke thermostat that i have and was wondering if i could change the clip on the end of the old wire that went to the 2bbl choke pull off and use that as a power source. i am probably off by a mile with my thinking but am hoping to get this truck running by tonight because there is a local car show going tomorrow. any bright ideas....i'm open to them! thanks!!!

[jpert]

You can lossen the cover and turn it until the choke is off and then pump the accel pump to start and get to the show and back then get the switches the way you want and readjust at a less critical time.

[capev86]

sometimes i'm an idiot.....

i put the yellow wire on the neg instead of the pos terminal on the coil and so was having trouble trying to figure why the timing light wasn't flashing. well, fill up the exhaust pipe with unburned fuel and then get the wires right and BANG like a cannon going off. it blew a hole through the back of the muffler (ripped it half off is more exact). i was planning to get a nice exhaust eventually but the stock style setup was in great shape. i should be able to just swap the muffler out but arghhhhh......

it still won't start so i'm thinking there is more troubleshooting to do. a friend of my dad's has more experience with carb tuning than he or i so hopefully they will be able to figure it out for me this week while i'm at work (its great having retiree's to help out).

i am better at changing things.....bolting and unbolting, not tuning or hard core troubleshooting.