I'm new here and I got a quick question. I bought my car from a guy out in the boonies and i still have trouble idetifying the parts...i would really like to know what/where my carb came from and what kind of specs it has. The only two numbers i have been able to pull off of it are: 17083281 & 1113 FSL

If anybody could identify these for me it would be greatly appreciated.

I almost forgot it's a rochester quadrajet carb

 

This may help you out:

http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/leadfoot/qjet1.htm

 

The carb # will look somewhat like the first one; same number of digits, & it starts out with 1708. I don't reconize that # though.

Now if it was 17083201, that would be a carb #. It would be the typical LG4 carb in 1983. So if your new car is a 83, it might be the right one.

The carb # is stamped into the fuel bowl section, on a little flange looking part, right above the secondary throttle shaft, on the driver's side facing the front. It's vertically oriented. Any number that's cast in, is not the carb #; it will definitely be stamped.

As far as specs, it's a Q-Jet. Besides rebuild specs like float level and vacuum break settings and stuff like that, there aren't really any "specs".

 

well i checked it out again and it is still 17083281.....i'd also like to know how to tell if it's computer controlled or not and if it's not computer controlled how to tune it to get the most out of it.

BTW thanks for the quick reply it's much appreciated

 

Thats easy....is there a plug where two wires plug into on the top of the carb? If so then, well...its CC.

 

well there is that has a rubberized thing over the end near the front right and there is a clip on the left side in the middle area.....and do i just use the same tuning guide as the one for the computer controlled carb