I just had my carb rebuilt, the gaskets were leaking and i figured it was about time to have her cleaned up.Im getting it back this afternoon.

My question is is there anything i should becareful of, and watch out for when reinstalling her. This is my first car and my first time really digging into a carburetor.

Any special way the gasket needs to be set? any kind of sealant? Any thing i should check while the carb isnt in the way?

just any general tips for reinstalling the Q-jet would be helpful.

thanks
-blyth

 

Don't let anything fall into the engine while the carb is off.

Make sure the gasket surface is clean.

No sealant required.

Don't overtighten the hold-down bolts.

 

with the carb being rebuilt, are there any adjustment screws i may need to learn to use/ set?

if so can you either give me a brief location & overview or point me to a thread that has covered the subject.

thanks 5-7
youve been a big help so far

 

You might want to get familiar with the idle mixture adjust screws.. they are on the bottom, one on left and right. You need a special tool to adjust them, but it only costs like $5.

I was too cheap to buy one though, so I made one out of a peice of speedo cable and 1/4" copper tube, LOL

 

I assume this is a computer controlled carb. If so, you shouldn't have to mess with the idle mixture screws unless you can't get the idle air bleed to adjust (you need a dwell meter with a 6 cyl setting to do that adjustment). Everything else except idle speed should have been adjusted during the rebuild.