First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... if it is happening after the car warms up. Then you may have something going on. I never run a choke. my car spits and fights but eventually clears its throat and runs fine.
Maybe you are just loading up and fouling plugs...i have had that happen. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Obbink Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 3:03 PM To: First Generation Firebird-L Subject: Re: [FGF] cold weather operation First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... i like the sound of the motor with the plates in. sounds meaner and tighter On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, landis rogers <[email protected]>wrote: > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > Hijacking this thread. I have the block off plates inserted in my > car. I recently drove it to fill it up with gas and put stabil into > it in preperation for winter hibernation. The car would barely run, > it wouldn't idle and missed occasionally while running. It runs fine in warm weather.. > I was worried something had gone wrong with the car, but can I > attribute this to the exhaust crossover blocked off. This is after the car is warm. > When it is cold it doesn't run very well because I pull the electric > choke off to fast. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Hugo Tafel <[email protected]> > To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 1:15:03 PM > Subject: Re: [FGF] Q-jet choke with Edelbrock intake? > > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > .......................................................................... > I would convert to elecric choke AND block off the crossover in the > intake (some gasket kits include the blockoff plates) unless you plan > on driving the car when it's really really cold. Why go to so much > work to get nice cool air into the carb and then stick a stove underneath to heat it up?? > > Hugo > > --- On Thu, 12/17/09, Ridell, Niklas (C.N..) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Ridell, Niklas (C.N.) <[email protected]> > Subject: [FGF] Q-jet choke with Edelbrock intake? > To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 11:57 AM > > > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > .......................................................................... > > Hi guys, > > Asking for your experience here. > I'm bolting my stock Quadrajet to a performer intake and wonder how to > solve the choke. > The intake seem to be made for a later style choke where the heat > spring protrudes into the exhaust cross-over while the stock '68 choke > is just depressed in a pocket. > > There's a block off plate that comes with the intake. It has a small > screw hole where the old style choke can be attached so I guess it's > also an adapter. > But it leaves half the heat spring in the air so I'm a bit concerned > the heat transfer wont be sufficient. > > What do you say, will it be good enough or should I ditch the heat > spring thingy and convert my carb to electric choke? > > /Niklas > .. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> > > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> > Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird..org/show/> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> > > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> > Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
