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jccc · March 12th, 2006, 11:36 AM

Hello, I am new to this forum, and have some questions that maybe someone can help me with. I just bought my dad's 71 cutlass 350 4bbl. It ran good but the carburator was only really using 2 of its 4 bbls because of some metal fatigue in the carburator. However, even with its 2 bbls, it ran flawlessly during the winter and summer - just not super fast. Anyway, per my mechanic's suggestion, I bought an EDELBROCK performer series 1406 carburator and when the car is warm, it ran pretty good but during the winter months, the choke didn't work properly and the car backfired and was very sluggish until the car warmed up fully. So, the mechanic added a solenoid to the carburator (to control the speed opening and closing of the carb) and then it worked pretty well in cold weather. But as it is getting warmer and the car stays warm between the times I turn it off and start it again, it starts very sluggishly (cause the choke is on) and now almost wants to die until the car warms up fully.

I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with the EDELBROCK carbs and if you had to do anything special to its set up to have it work properly on the 350 rocket engine.

Or if I should return the carburator and send my original carburator to one of the many services (like Year One) that promises to return the carburator to its initial specifications and performance for a fee.

I am just not sure if it is a car/carburator issue or a mechanic/cutlass issue.

Any information would help me out a lot.

Thanks!

March 12th, 2006, 11:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
jccc Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 4	carburator options Hello, I am new to this forum, and have some questions that maybe someone can help me with. I just bought my dad's 71 cutlass 350 4bbl. It ran good but the carburator was only really using 2 of its 4 bbls because of some metal fatigue in the carburator. However, even with its 2 bbls, it ran flawlessly during the winter and summer - just not super fast. Anyway, per my mechanic's suggestion, I bought an EDELBROCK performer series 1406 carburator and when the car is warm, it ran pretty good but during the winter months, the choke didn't work properly and the car backfired and was very sluggish until the car warmed up fully. So, the mechanic added a solenoid to the carburator (to control the speed opening and closing of the carb) and then it worked pretty well in cold weather. But as it is getting warmer and the car stays warm between the times I turn it off and start it again, it starts very sluggishly (cause the choke is on) and now almost wants to die until the car warms up fully. I would like to know if anyone has had any luck with the EDELBROCK carbs and if you had to do anything special to its set up to have it work properly on the 350 rocket engine. Or if I should return the carburator and send my original carburator to one of the many services (like Year One) that promises to return the carburator to its initial specifications and performance for a fee. I am just not sure if it is a car/carburator issue or a mechanic/cutlass issue. Any information would help me out a lot. Thanks!