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Battlac40

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Rebuild came out nice $157
Skinner’s Carburetor & Distributor Service 300 Aspen Ave NW Ste. B, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Runs good / fired right up
Might need some adjustment haven't had a q-jet in a while..
On the eddy if you got an HP motor adjust left screw until idle gets rough then right until it smooths out.
Reverse for stocker..

What is the process for the Q-jet??
 

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Run them in until idle gets rough then back out 2 turns.
 

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Left or right side first??
 

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Doesn't matter, you'll most likely do it a couple times to get it fine tuned anyhow. Unless I know the timing is set where it's supposed to be, I usually do that along with the idle mixture adjustment.
 

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Doesn't matter, you'll most likely do it a couple times to get it fine tuned anyhow. Unless I know the timing is set where it's supposed to be, I usually do that along with the idle mixture adjustment.

Yup. Adjusted mine a bit until it ran 'ok' then set timing.
Then went back and forth several times on adjustments.
Then rechecked timing and set idle.
Road test then, back and forth adjustments a few more times.
Picky, picky, picky, but it runs great after all that.
 

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That's how I remember it thanks everyone
 

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