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Thanks, Bill, for the reply. At least now I know what I'd be getting if I bought a rebuilt. That's good AND bad, because one of the things I need for this one is a new idle compensator. mine's severely bent / warped and does not fully seat.
There's a carburetor shop across the river in Indiana that I found out about on a local board. They MAY be able to help me with some of the hard-to-find parts, and getting bushings installed.
I have read and followed Lars' comments from his "tuning for beer" post and have my distributor well set up.
I'm in the process of giving my Q-jet a thorough cleaning, which is how I came upon the fact that it needs some parts.
I have another question, though regarding the model info on the carb. I noticed, as I was examining my baseplate, that it had a number stamped on it that is similar in format to the model info on the carb. Is this just an assembly number, or should it match the number on the body of the carb? mine doesn't match, and if I take it to the number charts, it looks like it's from a 67 chevy, sort-of.
The number on my carb is: 7040264 VB
The number on the baseplate is: 7037174 and is cast in a circle just forward of the rear driver's side mounting hole. The part number is on the passenger side just to the left of the passenger side mounting hole and is 40794.
This info isn't critical to me, as I don't have a numbers matching goat, but I'm just curious if my base plate has already been replaced at least once.
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