| Quadrajet? question [message #363979] |
Thu, 13 May 2021 22:28  |
dsmithy
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Lincoln Nebraska
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Dear people smarter than I,
I'm asking what I hope is a simple question.
I have a five year old or so Quadrajet from Dick Paterson which I trust completely.
After running for quite a while with what I thought might be somewhat retarded timing, I advanced it about 10 degrees. Coach runs better and seems much happier, no pre-ignition, no problems at speed. I suspect my mileage will improve with the lower throttle settings to maintain speed.
BUT...
At idle, it surges slightly, enough to wake the tranny intermittently. Not a big problem, but my previous idle was rock solid.
Do I dare touch the idle, the idle mixture, or am I party to some other issue beyond my (limited) knowledge?
There seems to be many potholes in the road to perfection. Can you help?
Doug
Douglas & Virginia Smith,
dsmithy18 at gmail,
Lincoln Nebraska,
’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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