Quadrajet issue

MEXJOE · 10-10-2013, 10:29 PM

Heavy float,
Float arms (bent) rubbing on power piston housing,
Needle & seat lift clip is not on correct and binding ( IT DOES NOT! Go through the small holes on the float arm)
??

brent flynn · 10-10-2013, 10:57 PM

I never use the clip...

buzzinhalfdozen · 10-11-2013, 08:26 AM

Alan ,yeah I'll try to get some pics found needle lift clip in well for Mix controll solenoid. I'll measure but float looks pretty close to that measurement.Float not rubbing any where. Looks to me like they took alot of mismatched qjet parts and tried to make a carb out of it. There is some sort of valve in the bottom of the well where I'd say an MC solenoid once sat, seem to recall way back they made a qjet with some sort of secondary enrichment needle or valve in that area. Any way I'll try this weekend to post some pics and hopefully can resolve this. BTW this is a 1971 429 SCJ mustang, I'm lead to believe this is the only year they put a Qjet on this engine.

10-10-2013, 10:29 PM	#1
MEXJOE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nhranumbers.com Posts: 875 Likes: 137 Liked 165 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Quadrajet issue Heavy float, Float arms (bent) rubbing on power piston housing, Needle & seat lift clip is not on correct and binding ( IT DOES NOT! Go through the small holes on the float arm) ?? __________________ Glen DeMenge 1969 Camaro Stock Eliminator

10-10-2013, 10:57 PM	#2
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Quadrajet issue I never use the clip... __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

10-11-2013, 08:26 AM	#3
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Quadrajet issue Alan ,yeah I'll try to get some pics found needle lift clip in well for Mix controll solenoid. I'll measure but float looks pretty close to that measurement.Float not rubbing any where. Looks to me like they took alot of mismatched qjet parts and tried to make a carb out of it. There is some sort of valve in the bottom of the well where I'd say an MC solenoid once sat, seem to recall way back they made a qjet with some sort of secondary enrichment needle or valve in that area. Any way I'll try this weekend to post some pics and hopefully can resolve this. BTW this is a 1971 429 SCJ mustang, I'm lead to believe this is the only year they put a Qjet on this engine. __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

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