Quadrajet Problem Solving > Diagnose a Quadrajet carburetor problem

My rebuilt 84 E4ME, your baseplate. Why not return to idle, only when running?

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emarkay:
Thanks, got it today. 

But as  I asked, since you had originally sold me a defective part, to kindly include a baseplace gasket and a manifold gasket, as I don't like reusing gaskets. I did not see those included. 

Can you get those out to me ASAP?

MRK

Cliff Ruggles:
We don't stock indivual gaskets for electronic carburetors, only complete kits.

The part was not defective.  There were tool marks on the secondary linkage and it was bent enough to hold the secondaries partially open at idle.

We went ahead and installed primary shaft bushings into the throttle body, even though that wasn't the problem.  The linkage and spring were bent back into position, and it worked fine.....Cliff

emarkay:
Not Defective?

Remember, you sold it to me in the condition it was received.  All I did was to bolt it onto my carb and then to the car.  I don't have any fixtures to do any bending.  All I would have grabbed with a a pair of pliers was the shaft to connect it to the accelerator pump. Had you sold me a baseplate that was not defective, (you can see the YouTube video yourself), with worn and leaky throttle shaft bushings, as well as these unknown-who-bent-them linkages, I'd have this Quadrajet on the road now.

Come on, Cliff...

Again, I know you are busy, but I hope you will see that that you sold me a part that was "out of your box" unusable, for a significant not-junk-part price of about $40.00, and grab me a couple of gaskets and stick them in an envelope.

Thanks

MRK

Cliff Ruggles:
We charge $45 to rebuild a throttle body, PLUS the cost of the part.  You just got a $45 service because the linkage between the primary and secondaries were bent.  I didn't bend those parts here, and it did NOT leave here like that the first time.  The linkage had tool marks on it, and was holding the secondaries open slightly at idle.  I fixed the problem and provided a $45 service to make sure you didn't have any further issues with it.  You didn't buy any other parts from us according to my records, and we don't stock those gaskets separately from complete kits.....sorry.....Cliff

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