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Sound_Choice
Mar 22, 2005Explorer
Hey Scruffy5,
I don't KNOW a great deal about the Thermoquad, but I do have a great deal of experience...ALL OF IT BAD! Barb & I have a '74 Cobra/Dodge 440-3 engine for 5 years...it has had a Thermoquad Carb on it, to our, and our mechanics, consternation(thats constipation of the brain). (I should point out that Larry, our mechanic is an ex Dodge Truck Division Chrysler guy and no matter what he did at my request to "get us by" the T-Quad will not hold an adjustment, floods or starves, or will not properly choke on starting. Larry says it was because Chrysler used non-metalic (cheap) parts and with age and wear were not very good for very long. Even Chrysler came out w/a Bulletin reccommending conversion to a Carter AFB carb, which we are doing as of this writing. In about one-weeks time I will give you a more detailed report on the conversion. There should be others on this thread with even more experience than I who may respond also.
In addition to the Good Sam folks there is also a "Durable Dodge" chapter with FMCA which share great info etc.
I don't KNOW a great deal about the Thermoquad, but I do have a great deal of experience...ALL OF IT BAD! Barb & I have a '74 Cobra/Dodge 440-3 engine for 5 years...it has had a Thermoquad Carb on it, to our, and our mechanics, consternation(thats constipation of the brain). (I should point out that Larry, our mechanic is an ex Dodge Truck Division Chrysler guy and no matter what he did at my request to "get us by" the T-Quad will not hold an adjustment, floods or starves, or will not properly choke on starting. Larry says it was because Chrysler used non-metalic (cheap) parts and with age and wear were not very good for very long. Even Chrysler came out w/a Bulletin reccommending conversion to a Carter AFB carb, which we are doing as of this writing. In about one-weeks time I will give you a more detailed report on the conversion. There should be others on this thread with even more experience than I who may respond also.
In addition to the Good Sam folks there is also a "Durable Dodge" chapter with FMCA which share great info etc.
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