First Carb Rebuild

[ykf7b0]

This will be my first post on this great website provided by a wonderful entrepreneur!  I have lots of experience with auto mechanics and I consider it my hobby. Carb rebuilding is the one thing that I have always shied away from except for the one on my chainsaw. Cliff's book gave me confidence and this website gave me courage to dive into the quadrajet on my wife's 76 Corvette.  Anyway,  I just wanted to introduce myself and let you guys know I will more than likely be calling upon you for your guidance in the near future.  Thanks for having me!   Greg

[Ethan1]

 Greg, Welcome to CHP!

 I am just the numbers guy, but feel free to post any and all questions you have during your rebuild. Buy the parts from Cliff as well. Once again, glad to have you aboard!

[carmantx]

Welcome to the forum.  Get your parts from Cliff and dig in.

[ykf7b0]

I spoke with Cliff last week and he sent me everything I could possibly need for the rebuild.  It didn't take me long to figure out he knew these quadrajets better than maybe anyone on the planet.  I then spoke with Debbie a couple days later to get my total debit.  Both She and Cliff are very pleasant people!

[Ethan1]

I spoke with Cliff last week and he sent me everything I could possibly need for the rebuild.  It didn't take me long to figure out he knew these quadrajets better than maybe anyone on the planet.  I then spoke with Debbie a couple days later to get my total debit.  Both She and Cliff are very pleasant people!

 Yes, they are!

[Cliff Ruggles]

Thanks for the kind words.  We love selling parts for sure, keeps the doors open, but we also take the time when needed to make sure folks get a good end result with these things.  I probably spend 2-3 hours per day in conversations with folks who are having carb issues and trying to sort them out.

Many have bought cheap kits which are incomplete and have the wrong parts in them, so that is an easy fix.  Sometimes it's a little more complicated, and worst case scenario the carb can always be sent here if you end up throwing the towel in.

We do a lot of that sort of thing, and actually like nice clean work that just needs a little attention in a few places to get it working correctly.  These days I'll be at least 30 percent of what we do is to go back thru recent rebuilds and get them working correctly.......Cliff

[dlong70elcamino]

Cliff is one of the nicest guys to work with he knows a lot and is willing to spend time with you and get you set up.If you follow his book and advice i,m sure she will run great. Good luck.......Dan

[Overcamber]

welcome to the forum..

[ykf7b0]

I finished the quadrajet rebuild last night and installed it on my wife's 76 Stingray today.  It started right up and idled perfectly!  I didn't get her out on the road and try the secondaries due to heavy rains but the secondaries came in really nice with no load on the engine.  I'm not expecting any problems when I do get her out for a full throttle shakedown run.  Remember this was my first carb rebuild but I followed Cliff's instruction to the letter using his book and the kit he custom tailored for me based on my engine mods.  I want to publicly give a big ole' Tennessee THANK YOU to Cliff!!!!!  You are a PRO!!!!!

[ykf7b0]

Update:  Finally the rain is over and I was able to get the Vette out today. I had to make a slight adjustment (1/4 turn) on the secondary air door and man does that quadrajet sing a pretty song!  It's coming in with no bog and coming in hard.  Only a 1/4 turn made all the difference!  I totally understand why people love these carburetors!