so, a 82 Camaro was brought to me with issues. it will run great one time .and the next time you start it. it wont idle. turning the mixture screw does nothing. I can run it all the way in ,no change. I did a full tune up and all that .removed the carb (its a re-man)and it looks ok inside and out. still wont hold a idle. no vac leaks. what gives? thinking about milling a adaptor so I can mount another type of carb. but I really rather fix this one. help!!! by the way its a 2.8 v-6 with one of those 2se carbs. anyone have any adjustment advice?

 

I played with one of those setups on a 1985 S10 with a 3.1 swapped into it long enough to discover it was a big POS and never was going to run right. The carb gasket was crumbling and it had a ceramic grid efe heater in it. $150.00 for a gasket...YEA RIGHT!!! Pulled the carb setup off the truck and tossed on a TBI setup from a 1987 2.8 S10 on it. It ran a little lean so I tossed in some 4.3 injectors and cheated on the base timing about 4*. Driveability was so much better, turn the key and it would start and idle on a 20*F morning. Instant throttle response even when it was cold. I swear the thing gained 30-40 ft/lbs of torque down low and through the midrange. The little 3.4 truck actually ran about as well as a stock 4.3 TBI. It ran so well it smoked the transmission and had to have a rebuild. We later converted that truck to a camaro 4L60E, a 93-95 4.3 TBI ecm, and used an electronic speedometer setup. Removed the distributor and used the 3.4 DIS coil pack in it as well.

 

success!!! after rebuilding the carb and making sure all the internal specs were right. and fixing 20,000 vaccum leaks ,and doing a complete tune up, it runs right , and another happy customer is added to my roster.

 

Glad you figured it out! I would have set fire to it!

 

cant burn up a customers car!! but yeah it WAS hell.isnt it funny when you put things back the way the factory had them , it just works?? most of whats brought to me is "billy did this and that ,now it wont idle" sorta stuff. a puzzle for a old man. but the grins on their faces and the " dayum, howd you do that!!??" only brings me more of their friends with their own #$%$#&^ car wont run right!! can you fix it?? so its all good, it keeps me buisy, and I really don't like idle time, so . bring on the projects!!