Author: mopower440

Help an idiot fix his carb

I feel like the biggest dumb as*! I am in the process of rebuilding a thermoquad i bought several years ago at a swap meet. The boss where the idle speed screw was not drilled for a screw from the factory, so i drilled and tapped the hole for the screw…

Good carb cleaner?

In the process of rebuilding an old carb and its filthy. I got some regular oreillys brand carb cleaner spray and it doesnt do the best job of getting the crud off. Anyone got any other suggestions for what they like that may be stronger?
Thanks!

Maybe a new carb?

Been fooling with thermoquads and quadrajets for the last 25 years. always ran thermoquads on my 440 dart. The current one i built with instructions from a guy named Demonsizzler who was the thermoquad guru from moparts. I built it years ago and he tol…

Thermoquad

Any thermoquad guys here? What can i use to bond the primary jet wells back onto the plastic mid section? Whatever the factory used is white..Thought about JB weld but not sure. Obviously it has to be rated for use with gas.
Thanks!

oil cap?

The rubber gasket on my oil cap is hard and broken in 2 spots and leaking oil down my valve cover. Where can i get a replacement gasket or cap?

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missing part

I ordered the Hellwig swaybar #5906 for my Dart and i go to install it today and its missing one of the tubes. its supposed to have 2, one for each side. I sent an email to Hellwig and hope they send me one out quickly. I purchased it from summit and h…

spring relocation inboard help

1972 dart swinger, A-body 8 3/4 rearend with the small bolt pattern axles, stock drum brakes. I want to run a 275/60/15 tire on the back. What do i need to do to fit this tire? Will the 3/4 " (1/2") offset shackle kit be enough or do i have …