Cool it now..

[MrSony]

ive had my quad rebuilt twice, by dudes who knew what they were doing. and within a month, both times, it was out of time. it still wont kick over when i crank it up, and i have to pump it while cranking in order to get it going. my buddy built both his 69 Cutlass, 72 Monte, and lord knows how many cars from the ground up, and he even said it'd be worth getting rid of. Ive had my camshaft, lifters, and push rods done as I had a misfire on cylinder 5, so I figured best to replace em all. Currently, the only mod I have is the added system I installed, just a 12"sub (upgrading to another for more bass), and this coming week ill be picking up a water pump and my gagues. i doubt ill be doing anything crazy, but like I'd said...I was just seeking some help in reliable parts that will last through the souther heat for cruises up the highway. I also wanna be able to make it to Pidegon Forge for the car show in June, but just to observe. Thank you for your insight and well wishes, much appreciated man

Just because they can take em apart and put em back together don't mean they know what they are/were doing. I've rebuilt probably 20 by now for me and other people. No crazy mods, just factory rebuilds, with a rod change or two depending on the destination for the carb. Every single person has had no issue with them. If you have to pump it while cranking, your fuel bowl is nearly empty and essentially the pumping is doing nothing. If you pump it more than 2-3 times, you will temporarilly flood it with an accel pump that actually works well. Secondary action of you pumping it also opens the throttle, allowing the engine to suck in that mouthful of gas. Next time you go and start it, pump it ONCE to set the choke (if it's even hooked up correctly, choke flap should spring shut, have a decent amount of tension at room temp, but nothing too stiff), and it should click off. If it doesn't, something is amiss.

 

[eso80]

if you had issues with the quadrajet soon after they were "rebuilt" those "dudes" did not know what they were doing....or you decided to "tweak" the quadrajet and messed them up

where i was from, they had over 20 years of experience. ...ive also never touched my carb, as ive had no reason to. as ive stated, i have no desire to race my tank, my road is lowriding. but the one or two other non experienced mechanics, i believe, touched it and ****ed it up. i trusted those who rebuilt it, but not the hands after. needless to say no one has touched that engine since but me, and i can assure any doubting mind that i havrnt tweaked it. the car waa alao sitting for over 13 years before i received it.

 

[eso80]

Just because they can take em apart and put em back together don't mean they know what they are/were doing. I've rebuilt probably 20 by now for me and other people. No crazy mods, just factory rebuilds, with a rod change or two depending on the destination for the carb. Every single person has had no issue with them. If you have to pump it while cranking, your fuel bowl is nearly empty and essentially the pumping is doing nothing. If you pump it more than 2-3 times, you will temporarilly flood it with an accel pump that actually works well. Secondary action of you pumping it also opens the throttle, allowing the engine to suck in that mouthful of gas. Next time you go and start it, pump it ONCE to set the choke (if it's even hooked up correctly, choke flap should spring shut, have a decent amount of tension at room temp, but nothing too stiff), and it should click off. If it doesn't, something is amiss.

understood. usually when i do pump it ince, it just turns and turns without kicking over. the point of replacing the carb is to update the engine. as much as everyones swears by quads, my personal preference is i do not like them.

 

[MrSony]

understood. usually when i do pump it ince, it just turns and turns without kicking over. the point of replacing the carb is to update the engine. as much as everyones swears by quads, my personal preference is i do not like them.

Both of mine rebuilt by Everyday Performance have ran like fuel injection. One pump, clicks over. Just a thing to consider. GM wouldn't have used them for 30 years across millions and millions of vehicles if they didn't work.