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Old Feb 3, 2024 | 10:43 AM
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Carb rebuild

So if u guy were going to send a w30 carb out for rebuild where would u go
Looking at Quadrajet Power LLC
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 11:13 AM
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Does it need a major repair, or just a cleaned and new kit? If just a clean a kit, I would do it my self. I would be careful sending out a W30 carb, may get lost or stolen. Look for a local shop, so you don't have to ship it any where.
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 11:37 AM
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Whenever anyone asks about carb rebuilds, well..........up she goes. I say it all the time........Jesus himself could have rebuilt your carb and the Qjet gods would poo-poo it as amateur night......throw it in the garbage! You're not going to get a satisfactory answer to your question, unfortunately.



Old Feb 3, 2024 | 11:43 AM
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I would strongly suggest John Herald. He's an Oldsmobile guy, so he's well versed in what it means to be working on a W30 carb. His stuff is beautiful.
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 11:44 AM
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I haven't used them but Sparky's has a great reputation. Insure it for $$$$. Here is a link. Pretty impressive.

Sparky's Carburetor Service (sparkyscarbs.com)
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 11:49 AM
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I haven't used them but Sparky's has a great reputation. Insure it for $$$$. Here is a link. Pretty impressive.

Sparky's Carburetor Service (sparkyscarbs.com)
Also a good choice. Sparky has been doing this since the prehistoric days of the interwebs when we were on the Chubecto Oldsmobile email list-server. He has a 1966 Toro so also sensitive to Oldsmobiles.
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
I would strongly suggest John Herald. He's an Oldsmobile guy, so he's well versed in what it means to be working on a W30 carb. His stuff is beautiful.
For what it's worth, I recommend him as well. He's a really great guy, does great work, and is extremely fun to talk with about Qjets. Definitely one of the good ones. He'll be doing my original '66 (well I hope so) when I get the parts and money together to pay for the cross border deal. My Cdn pesos don't go far in the USA.

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Old Feb 3, 2024 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
I would strongly suggest John Herald. He's an Oldsmobile guy, so he's well versed in what it means to be working on a W30 carb. His stuff is beautiful.
x 2, he did a fantastic job on mine
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 01:04 PM
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Have contact for John Herald. Email - web - phone
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by OLDsBARRY
Have contact for John Herald. Email - web - phone
Might find contact info employing this >>> https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ightupman.html
Old Feb 3, 2024 | 01:14 PM
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Old Feb 3, 2024 | 02:10 PM
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Sparky X3. He did a beautiful job on my carb--it still looks new 20 years later.
Old Feb 4, 2024 | 10:00 PM
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I use SMI (Sean Murphy Induction) in SoCal, but he’s more performance oriented and less restoration oriented.

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