queston about Fuel Lines

[TheHammer]

Kuhneutson Valve - $65.99 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

[Montehall]

Originally Posted by mrvette

I never seen any Dodge of any type with a Qjet on it.....you sure of that comment??

Hemmings Motor News: Rochester Quadrajet Carburetors

In fact, the M4ME was used on 1985 to '88 Dodge trucks with a 360 engine as the O.E. carburetor, as well as 1985-'90 Dodge Diplomat and Plymouth Gran Fury police package models with the 318 engine

and:
http://www.carburetor-parts.com/Roch...uilt_p/185.htm
Rochester Quadrajet rebuilt carburetor. Correct for 1986-87 Dodge 360. Carburetor number 17086425 Rebuilt in-house, using only quality American made parts.

[Montehall]

current update: car won't fire at all.
I took off the air cleaner, and manually moved the throttle, fuel sprays fine out of the passenger side primary. just a few drips out of the drivers side primary.

maybe the fuel lines are actually okay and it's a carb problem... ?

edit: I went out and pulled the fuel pump.
it's really clean, and the part number (6441376) points to an OPEL Kadett or Volvo (mfr is AC). The Volvo that used it was a fuel injected I4.
I did run a line from the top of the pump to a container outside the car I cranked the car a few time and I got a little stream of gas, but it definitely wasn't 30 psi.

[Montehall]

ok... so I got the battery charged up. and it fired right up... kinda.

If I revved it, it would rev up, but at random times, I would hear alot of air/vacuum/suction, and I would the "feedback" in the throttle, then it would cease to run... but would fire right back up.

so I took the air cleaner off, and did it some more... then there were puffs shooting up from the carb, then I saw flame shoot out. So I stopped.

what now?

[CBonsall]

dig big hole , insert car.


or find a spare carb that works to see that solves the problem.

[Uncle Pervey]

Quadrajets are great carbs when they are new and clean, after a Mexican rebuild they are shit.... Look for a Holley Spreadbore, it will bolt right up to the manifold and are a lot easier to rebuild and tune than the Quadrajunk. A good used one in need of a rebuild can be purchased for less than $50.00 on Fleabay.

[Montehall]

Originally Posted by Uncle Pervey

Quadrajets are great carbs when they are new and clean, after a Mexican rebuild they are shit.... Look for a Holley Spreadbore, it will bolt right up to the manifold and are a lot easier to rebuild and tune than the Quadrajunk. A good used one in need of a rebuild can be purchased for less than $50.00 on Fleabay.

Holley's are crap for Q-jets.
I'm gonna get a rebuild kit from from Cliff's.

[Montehall]

I just got done with the new fuel line, and a new in-line filter


it's still doing the same thing though. I fired it up, it would die if I left it to idle, but if I revved it would run for a while, then sounded like it was sucking air, and would try to die... if I floored it hard, it would catch again, then would backfire (flame out the cab)