How To Adjust Fast Idle On Quadrajet

To Check It Out, Simply Unbolt The Carb And Pull Yhe Gasket Out.

Use a vacuum pump hooked up to the fuel inlet via a 3/8 metal line. Repeat the process for the right side idle screw. How do you adjust the idle mixture screws on a quadrajet?

Repeat The Process For The Right Side Idle Screw.

With the throttle plate fully closed that hole supplies the fuel to idle and enough air flows thru the holes in the plate to run. Bend the rod so that the choke blade is fully closed. All primary metering rods have the.

Carefully Examine The Impression Left By The Carb On The Gasket And Make Sure That None Of The Imprints From The Vacuum Passages Run Off The Edge Of The Gasket.

• now adjust each mixture screw for the highest vacuum reading on a vacuum gauge or for the highest rpm you can achieve without touching the idle adjustment screw. The primary choke pull off pulls the choke open about 1/8 of an inch at the top as soon as you start it. If the throttle is a little open you are past the idle circuit and on the primary circuit.

Just Turning The Choke Thermostat To Bring It To The Closed Position.

First, check to make sure both idle mixture screws are adjusted equally. Recently i was driving and the choke light came on along with a warning tone. Screw the idle screw back into the carburetor one half that number of turns.

Fast Idle And Choke Has To Be Set With The Engine Cold, So It Can Be A Bit Of A Pain To Get It Right, Since You Pretty Well Have Let It Cool Completely Off Between Adjustments.

Back it off about one turn. I drive a 1986 chevy conversion van witha 350 and a 4 barrel quadrajet carb. Find a manifold vacuum port on the quadrajet, such as the pcv port, and connect your vacuum gauge.