Author Topic: Conversion of a Q-Jet  (Read 3507 times)

Offline bigvette1

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Conversion of a Q-Jet
« on: February 22, 2009, 06:19:07 AM »
Can you take a normal 4MC with divorced choke and convert it to an electric choke?  What is involved.  Thanks.
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Offline Cliff Ruggles

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Re: Conversion of a Q-Jet
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2009, 04:52:17 AM »
The divorced choke carburetors are difficult to convert to electric choke on the carburetor.  The housing will fit, but there is no bracket or provision for the choke pull-off.   The housing must be drilled/tapped for the choke pull-off bracket, and even then it doesn not have a flat pad or boss to keep the bracket straight or in correc alignment.

We've seen a few converted, never did one here.  One would need all of the parts from an early 1970's Oldsmobile carburetor, or 73-74 Pontiac carburetor, plus the electric choke and voltage supply wire......Cliff