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hiy_po:
Ok second post, maybe I will get more interest in this one.
I am using a 17059596 carb on my car. Its incomplete and needs some IDCR but Its what I have intentions of sticking with.
Not so long ago I paid out for a Jet 35004 to try out.
Its a 17081206  1761 DDJ
I modified it to suit my purpose but didnt really mess around with the setup as wanted to see how it went with original settings Jet 35004 orig not factory)
https://www.facebook.com/hiypo/videos/10206714854975085/
It seemed to Idle ok but when driven on road every time I tried to get into it the engine would go off the scale rich and flood out.
I pulled it down to check it out and was a little disappointing at how rough some of the carb work was, eg throttle plate was cracked secondary air bleed tubes uneven and end of one flared. I will put up some pics of the carb.

hiy_po:
Secondary Air bleeds uneven

hiy_po:
Bottom of the secondary tubes

hiy_po:
 Its still basically as supplied, but stripped of all its parts. It would have been on the running engine less than an hour. The secondary holes where the needles go in look huge compared to my other quaddies.
So my question is would this carb be a better choice than the one I am using.??
Can the secondaries be tamed down a bit to suit my application??
Or is it best left in its box on the shelf where it is now and continue with the 17059596 ??
The real noticeable difference I see is the main air bleeds and how they come out over the booster ventury. Is this a better design??

Cliff Ruggles:
Not really much difference between a Jet carb and any other commercially "remanufactured" unit. 

Generic in every respect and if you start looking close you'll find multiple issues with them and crappy parts used to build them.

The secondary disks looked pretty large from what I can see in the pics, which is never a good thing......Cliff

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