Anyone knowledgeable with carburetors that could point me...

[el corvino]

Normally I would advise to learn how to rebuild one. But I can sense the OP is not into it and the E-Qjets are pretty tough even for a pro. Of course if you could score a swap meet or EBAY carb cheaply then you could just clean it up and use it. THEN get the original done right.

I oddly enough have avoided carb'd motors my entire life and gone LT4 and LS3 swaps, but I bought my father a low original mile 1986 305 El Camino and myself a completely redone 1987 307 Cutlass Supreme, so I want to slowly read and learn all aspects before I ever tear into my own personal vehicle or my fathers. I work on the Cardiac unit at my hospital, so I can't afford to cut my hands up and go into work... risking acquiring or spreading anything to my patients. But I'm fairly certain, if I continue to read diagrams and more info on these carbs, I'll eventually understand them.

The other issue is my father is an impatient child and already took the carb off, ready to rock and roll and I left South Florida and won't be back for a few months, so I'm trying to assist him from afar.

 

[Bonnewagon]

There is nothing about cleaning a carb that would involve injury or danger. Well, maybe squirting carb cleaner in your eyes, but safety glasses solve that. But most other car projects do involve risk and I have the scars to prove it. In fact I made it my mission to learn to work with gloves whether heavy leather for grunt work or nitrile for delicate work. I'm sure you work with latex gloves all the time so you should be fine with nitrile which is gas/oil/solvent resistant. As for Dad if he removed the carb already, just arrange for him to ship it to a Q-jet specialist and he will get it back in ready-to-run condition.

 

[el corvino]

We are actually a Latex free facility...can't risk allergic reaction. haha I wasn't sure what dangers may lurk, as I too have many scars from "simple" car projects. In my research and since my father had the carb off, I had him clean behind the linkage and found out his has a 17086004 which apparently differs from other Q-Jets from the same year. Now I must read up on what exactly...

 

[MrSony]

We are actually a Latex free facility...can't risk allergic reaction. haha I wasn't sure what dangers may lurk, as I too have many scars from "simple" car projects. In my research and since my father had the carb off, I had him clean behind the linkage and found out his has a 17086004 which apparently differs from other Q-Jets from the same year. Now I must read up on what exactly...

And remember, Q-jets were application SPECIFIC. One from a 350 olds will run like crap on a 350 chevy and vice versa. There are only two cfm sizes. 750cfm (generaly used for small blocks) and 800cfm (generally used for big blocks). All that long number means is the make/model it came from and what type qjet it is.

 

[el corvino]

Application specific due to relaying with the computer from my understanding

 

[MrSony]

Application specific due to relaying with the computer from my understanding

It's just a CC carb. (Computer controlled). You can just google that numbers, as I'm sure you've figured out and it will most likely pop up.
Here's a quick search of info. http://www.carburetion.com/CarbNumber.asp?Number=17086004

 

[el corvino]

It's just a CC carb. (Computer controlled). You can just google that numbers, as I'm sure you've figured out and it will most likely pop up.
Here's a quick search of info. http://www.carburetion.com/CarbNumber.asp?Number=17086004

I did google and did not see that actually. Thanks!

 

[MrSony]

I did google and did not see that actually. Thanks!

welcome.