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Jzarczyn · Oct 11, 2004

the Q-jet in my monte was giving me trouble with vacume leaks & such, so I took it apart to plug the leaks.
Problem is, now it runs bad at part throttle & transition (surging, stumbling, ect.)
It has been tired for a while as there is leakage from wear around the throtle shafts, so I'm guessing a rebuild costs could be beter spent on a new carb?
I'm not looking for anything fancy, what is a decent street carb?
Can an edelbrock/holley/whatever get the same MPG as a q-jet?

Restore60s · Oct 12, 2004

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We had a similiar problem with our 70 Vette's Q-jet. It was just wore out. I bought a reman Q-jet from Advance Auto Parts for $123.00 and that was 2 years ago without 1 problem. I'm not totaly sold on discount parts stores but they do have some good buys. :thumbup:

jimfulco · Oct 12, 2004

I had my original Qjet rebuilt by a good local shop for ~$125, including new throttle shaft bushings, & it works like new. And there's no recalibration required.

Robinson Robin · Oct 12, 2004

I agree with the previous posts keep the q-jet. Take your old one into a skilled carb guy and have his rebuild it it won't cost you to much or even get a kid and do it yourself. The q-jet is hard beat for a street carb they delever exilent throttle responce great power and exeptional fuel economy..

Jzarczyn · Oct 13, 2004

Yeah, i had the carb rebuilt about 3 years ago by a local shop.
All they did was replace the stuff in the kit, no new throttle shaft bushings or anything. And they charged me WAY more than $125, but I was 18 at the time and didn't know any better.
Advise for anyone from Halifax or the Maritmes;
DON'T GET YOUR CAR FIXED AT TOM MACDONNELL'S.

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