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Compared to every other carb out there, they are difficult to tune. I believe that is the underlying problem everyone has with them. Mine is also rebuilt in the last year so it might as well be new all things considered. And Killary is by far the worst of the pair.

No problem

Gee. Its almost like I started the video by saying I have no idea what I was doing. It doesn't change the fact that quadrajets are garbage carbs, especially the computer controlled ones, and never can be fully tuned correctly. There is a reason that the carbs are knows as "quadrajunk". Here's this thing about working on your own cars, you can learn from mistakes. Imagine that. Not taking the easy way out by leaving it to someone that "knows what he is doing". Gotta say Gerry G from Canada. You certainly don't fit that whole "friendly Canadian" stereotype.

@@greasyfingergarage People who call them "Quadrajunk" don't understand them.

Which socket set do you have?

No problem

I used the wire brush drill attachment that came with the kit and some qtips with alcohol.

That's a new one to me.

@greasyfingergarage you've never had a stuck filter then. Lol

Yep. That one is definitely not without risks. Sucks for that dude.

I'm pretty sure that anyone that has wrenched for even a bit has done that at one point.

That's not nearly as bad as the pump. At least if the uncombusted exhaust gases go back through the combustion process there is a chance of them being combusted that time.

Yeah, I popped in a pic of the smaller ones. I don't know if there are larger ones out there. I will have to look to see if I can find some to add to my tool box.

It was certainly a great idea to make sure starters die way too soon and that they are hidden so you have to take half of the engine apart to get to it.

@ that’s a big part of it. Also the extra electronic claptrap needed for the system, and the fact that in most cars, whether you push a button or turn a key…a computer decides to engage the starter 🤮.

Glad I could be of some assistance.

No problem. I figure everyone likes an update.

No problem

The little plug is definitely still in place. If it for whatever reason fell out, it would have made itself known. As long as you cleaned out the port nicely and mixed the JB Weld correctly, there is nothing to worry about. JB Weld has been around forever and is an incredibly strong epoxy.

Not sure. But when in doubt, assume it has everything to do with money. They are cheaper to make. Add to the fact that they have a limited life span and equates to more maintenance fees at the dealers.

Eh. It would just end up being the worlds most useless supercharger.

FWD is a totally different animal of working on things. I still prefer the serpentine system. As far as junking the smog pump, watch till the end. I decided on the recycling bin.

@@greasyfingergarage Ya I just used FWD cars as an example of how bad one of those setups could be. But I have had my fair share of head aches changing serpentine belts in trucks. (especially newer fords) I like your channel and I applaud you for not falling for the emissions nonsense.

Correct. I overlayed the 1/2" text on there. And it doesn't need to be an exact thread match if are just wanting to cap it off. It'll seal it off with a bit of effort.

@@greasyfingergarage Why not just do it right? 1/2"-20 is the exact thread.

@@Thirdgen83 What is right? Some would say leaving it on is. Some would say capping each individual plug at the manifold is. Some would say putting on headers is. Right to me is pulling everything and putting in a destroked LS that spins to 8k. That's my plan. When I get money. Now everyone has the info on the thread though so they can get the proper fitting cap.

@@greasyfingergarage What does any of that have to do with what I said? I was referring SPECIFICALLY to the right way to cap the AIR tube holes in the exhaust manifolds, and nothing else. They are 1/2"-20 bolt thread which is the thread of the 5/16" inverted flare fittings on the tubes. I see guys jam pipe thread plugs in there which is hokey.

@@Thirdgen83 Ok man

Yeah. That is a terrible idea.

I would hazard to guess that it is a ground issue. Be it the negative battery cable or other grounds coming loose. If the negative cable hasn't been replaced yet, do that first. Then follow the rest of the steps in the video to try and pin it down. If it isn't throwing any codes, I wouldn't think it is coming from the coil. It would also be advisable to take your car to an auto parts store and get a load test run on the charging system just in case.

Disconnect the negative for 30 minutes to let the computer reset. Than check and see if you have the same issue.

That is definitely a stupid idea. But I'm positive they did that to make starters die faster. They also started hiding them in hard to reach spots when they instituted the start/stop nonsense.

Being the owner of a Cruze, this is a legit stupid thing.

Its funny how that works isn't it?

Well the PCV does alleviate all that extra crankcase pressure to stop seals from blowing out.

Yeah. They were mandated for the rest of the country in the clean air act and can into being on everything in 75 I believe. Screw California and everything they do though.

I think you may be on an island by yourself with that one.

yes lets have 30 sensors and an ecu do the work of one carburetor what a joke! I'm glad I'm not alone.

Well that is the claim at least.

The PCV issue is a predominately 1.4L turbo engine issue. The 1.8L are generally less prone to issues. With that being said, it doesn't mean that you may have a PCV problem. Without knowing what the code is exactly, it could be a multitude of things. If it is running lean, that means its getting too much air. That could be happening anywhere in the intake system, but usually after the MAF. You may have a loose hose. You may have a cracked hose. You may have a dirty sensor. You may have just changed your air filter and not closed the box correctly. I would recommend searching your specific problem for that specific engine and see what you can find. As far as the squeaking around the crank and the dipstick noise, I would guess that your crank seal has blown out and needs a replacement.

You could lump any sort of displacement on demand systems in to that. GM's drops lifters all the time and a lot of people yank all that garbage and put in normal cams/lifters.

I don't think the opti spark is a bad as a lot of people think. The idea of it makes a decent amount of sense. They just didn't do a good enough job of making sure they stayed sealed.

Location not so good but helped make the bathtub caprices rockets

Its certainly a valid choice.

Prob'ly a bean counter that they tried to turn into an engineer who came up with that, along with all the other obvious corner cutting ideas.

@@thomasblevins1662 I agree it sucks, and I understand why they did it. It’s about noise. Car makers didn’t want customers complaining about gear noise in their brand new cars, and by the time the plastic crumbles, it’s out of warranty. The nylon overmolded gears were actually more expensive to make than a steel gear. Still, for all of us who had our timing sets fail because of that…it sucks.

most of the power loss was lower compression on higher compression engines a temporary solution

I didn't come up with the name. Every "crisis", "pandemic", "invasion", "supply chain issue" is merely a power grab by the government and a way to make money for special interests.

@@greasyfingergarage part right but you're missing the obvious its large business the gas crisis of the 70s ,80 and yes 90 were major oil companies wanting more money for oil and to punish you for alternative fuel nothing to do with government power grab if so, we would have public stations you would be paying less, corporation greed is the word

@@thomasdearment3214 And who owns the government? Its corporations. Everything the government does is designed to funnel money to their handlers at the expense of the citizens.

Well, no matter how well they work or even if they could reach peak efficiency, that will always be an issue since it comes down to the breathable air being replaced by air we cannot breath. There is no way of stopping that just due to the inherent nature of anything that burns. Be it gas, diesel, wood, paper, etc.

Valid. I think there was an intention with those to make sure they break to have returning "customers".

ahh good ol GM their famous nylon timing gears,

That's the innovation they talk about under capitalism.

@@ProleDaddy no it called ingenuity developing and getting more improved performance out of an existing thing, huge gas guzzling polluting engine made smaller, lighter, as much if not more HP, less polluting capability's ex. 318 both versions 230HP reduced to 150HP developed to latest 220 HP

​@@thomasdearment3214Ford and Mopar did the same thing.

They do have a propensity to grenade themselves.

To sum up all of your comments, there was the theory of the smog pump of how it would function and then what it actually ended up doing. The bottom line is it added air into the exhaust after combustion already happened. AFTER COMBUSTION. Not during. Not when added oxygen would make a difference for a more complete burn. AFTER. To where all it did was dilute the exhaust coming out of the car. The fact that you worked in a state that still, to this day, doesn't allow for the touching of emissions equipment on a car, no matter how old, even to swap out to a substantially more efficient cat that would improve air quality far more than any dilution pump could ever even be propagandized to supposedly do, holds absolutely zero water. Cats, EGRs, PCV systems and charcoal canisters made the drastic improvement in air quality and emissions. The supposed benefit of the smog pump would have been completely negated had carbs just been tuned correctly.

What do U think 'already though the combustion chambers' means,,,, der that is exhaust. Anyhow I knew U would retort with some rambling remark. I get U better now U hate on California 🤣 Oh & if U did say 1 thing correctly it is a property tuned carb results in no need for ineffective emission devices considering that 250 ppm hc & 3.5% co were about the standard if not lower than for those era of cars.

@@StationRussification Everyone hates California. California hates California. There is a reason loads of companies refuse to sell products there. That state has a stupid law that says everything sold there has to have a warning that no matter what it is, said product contains chemicals known to California to cause cancer. So by claiming to have worked for years in California in a capacity related to what is being talked about, at minimum, means your words should be taken with a grain of salt. And at most, outright dismissed.

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I can't think of a single modern vehicle from any sort of reputable brand that has what you are stating.

I'll have to look into this thing.

As others have said, they were important, even before the days of catalytic converters, for reducing exhaust emission pollution, particularly in areas with more strict polution regulations, like California.

Well, it would appear that your dizzying intellect has educated everyone wouldn't it? But since you are so well educated on the situation, please do elaborate exactly how it works. On both a physics and chemical level. We will wait.

He is right​@greasyfingergarage U do not know what U R talking about. Air injection is to save the Cat & I'd I have to explain that to U U really should not be working on cars

That is the claim of what the function was supposed to be. Didn't quite work out like that. But whatever does really?

U R correct although they were trying to save the Cat life, it really was an inefficient design, but that is what all manufacturers went through during the emission phase of the cars evolution

.... I was fortunate to work on cars in that era, professionally for 40+ years & 29 of those in Dodge Dealership Tune Up Dept's. My whole career was in So Cal & I was Smog Check Licensed from 1983 to 1997. BUT I am sure the guy that made this video is going to school me 😮

Precisely

I had a smog pump but no catalytic converter. GMC 3/4 ton truck. No computer and regular four barrel carb from the factory. No electric carb. Ran good 350 with hot air choke.

As the saying goes: The solution to pollution is dilution.

A "solution" to a problem that doesn't exist.

Maybe they can put an air pump on the electric car as well. That way they can "fan the flames" when they catch on fire.

@@greasyfingergarage I shall find a problem, or I shall make one.

@@greasyfingergarage You speak the truth. But in the meantime less make are cars run like crap through regulations for this quote on quote "problem"

California is always leading the way in stupidity. But their air was incredibly polluted back then.

Actually they were required for all cars,and light trucks destined for the state of California in 66,then they found their way on some cars when emission controls were required in 68 and newer cars for the rest of the U S..