C130 Chief
Mechanical Genius
If you're not a "carb guy" find one to help you, and give him plenty of beer. It's far easier to screw up a goof Q-jet than it is to make a screwed up Q-jet good again. The carb is probably junk anyhow, so why not use it to learn on.
If you are flooding it's because the needle valve is not shutting the fuel off once the float chamber is full. Did this car or engine ever sit for a long time without running? If so, you have contamination in the carb. This is most likely your problem. If it's just a piece of dirt or rust, you may get lucky by smacking the fuel inlet fitting on the carb with a small hammer or large wrench. Don't go nuts, just a firm rap (on the steel part) to knock the offending bit of crud loose. Worth a shot, but don't hold your breath.
Since you sound like you've bought a rebuild kit, get a couple cans of Gumout, a roll of paper towels, and have a blast. Follow the instructions in the carb kit which will give you an exploded diagram and adjustments for a whole lot of carbs. You need to look up your carb number to see what he original application was.
Once you get the Q-jet apart, lay a straight edge across the float bowl, especially between the 2 front mounting bolts. If it's not flat, or really close to flat, throw the carb away, it's junk. Some monkey overtightened the front mounting bolts and warped the carb. Many Q-jets are killed this way.
Have fun.
If you are flooding it's because the needle valve is not shutting the fuel off once the float chamber is full. Did this car or engine ever sit for a long time without running? If so, you have contamination in the carb. This is most likely your problem. If it's just a piece of dirt or rust, you may get lucky by smacking the fuel inlet fitting on the carb with a small hammer or large wrench. Don't go nuts, just a firm rap (on the steel part) to knock the offending bit of crud loose. Worth a shot, but don't hold your breath.
Since you sound like you've bought a rebuild kit, get a couple cans of Gumout, a roll of paper towels, and have a blast. Follow the instructions in the carb kit which will give you an exploded diagram and adjustments for a whole lot of carbs. You need to look up your carb number to see what he original application was.
Once you get the Q-jet apart, lay a straight edge across the float bowl, especially between the 2 front mounting bolts. If it's not flat, or really close to flat, throw the carb away, it's junk. Some monkey overtightened the front mounting bolts and warped the carb. Many Q-jets are killed this way.
Have fun.
