Whats involved in installing/rebuilding a Quadrajet?
First start out with Doug Roe’s book on Rochester carbs. It’s got good advice and plenty of pictures on assembling and disassembling which should reviewed if you’ve never disassembled one. You might even want to take some pictures or video or make some sketches before starting to know how to put everything back together. Also make notes while you work. Take the carb apart and reassemble it at least once without using the Quadrajet kit so you can get comfortable with it. You’ll need to measure the float level. First, make sure you remove all of the air horn screws including the two centers and remove the air horn. Then holding the carb from the top, use your index finger to hold the D-clip in place. Pick the carb up and invert it with your finger keeping the D-clip in place while gravity causes the float to fall and pivot about the D-clip. When the end of the float arm either contacts the rotary valve (Tomco kits) or the viton-tipped needle seats itself (make sure the needle is correctl
