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Offline baxternick

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Idle speed changes daily...
« on: May 30, 2017, 09:34:05 AM »
I have a quadrajet on my cadillac 500.  The car runs amazing down the road.  I recently got the carb running great with some different jet combos.  It always was really rich before that. My new issue is recently the car has developed a issue when it first starts.  It fires right up but quickly goes very lean 18.1-21.6 when under choke does not change with choke adjustment. Once it warms up or once I pop off the choke the AFR is dead at 12.6-13.2 all day. The other issue is the idle is erratic. I will get it to hold a nice steady idle of 650-700 for a few days no issue.  Next time I drive it the car is struggling to stay running.  The idle is now 390-400.  I have to turn idle screw in a couple full turns to bring it back up. Then later that day or a next drive the idle is way to high.  I did lower my float last time I had the carb apart to .420.  Other than the idle and cold start issues the car runs amazingly.  I am going to go home and check for a vacuum leak and also check my dizzy advance to make sure it isn't acting up. The dizzy is brand new though So I doubt it.  Thanks for any help or input.

Offline Frank400

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Re: Idle speed changes daily...
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2017, 04:13:46 PM »
The dizzy being "new" is what scares me the most. 

   Most everything "new" these days is one of the first thing you should suspect. 

Offline Cliff Ruggles

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Re: Idle speed changes daily...
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2017, 02:26:52 AM »
What is the carburetor part number?

What jets and metering rods were in it before you made the changes, and what are in it now?