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Old 01-05-2010, 12:21 PM   #16
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Make sure you get your own carb rebuilt. Do not accept one on exchange[/b], even if the rebuilder says it will be just as good.
GM made hundreds of variations on this particular carb design, so it's unlikely you would get an identical one on exchange anyways. Often, other variations will work okay, but it's best to stick with the one your car came with.
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understood. sorry
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Old 03-16-2010, 02:35 PM   #18
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Noticed something while under the hood. According to a diagram of my carburetor, the "rear vacuum break diaphragm" seems to be disconnected from the hose. I didn't do that so I don't know how long it may have been like this. Could this be a cause of the shut offs that seem to come out of nowhere?

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Old 03-16-2010, 05:11 PM   #19
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Noticed something while under the hood. According to a diagram of my carburetor, the "rear vacuum break diaphragm" seems to be disconnected from the hose. I didn't do that so I don't know how long it may have been like this. Could this be a cause of the shut offs that seem to come out of nowhere?

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That looks like an EGR valve..
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As much rust and fuel leakage as I see on the outside of that beast, I'd be willing to be the internals of that thing are gummed up bad and the gaskets are probably not much better.
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i plan on rebuilding but saw that and was curious. i plugged it up and the ran like shit. add it to the list.
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