I have a new to me 1970 Barracuda with a 440 6 pack. I am fixing the several things wrong with it and one of them is the choke. There is no "fast idle" screw and my setup does not match other pictures that I have seen. I think Bubba has done some work on this. Can anyone tell me what its supposed to look like?
Bubba has been working on my choke
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Chryco Psycho
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looks right to me , youinsert a small srewdriver into the slot & bend the arm to ride inside the cam to get fast idle , obviously someone bent the tab so it will not idle higher
Chryco Psycho
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I have set / tuned approx 19-22 six packs all of them have the little tab to bend for fast idle , I too have a 6 pack system on my car but it has the race carbs , the system I beleive is the same for choke setup on the center carb , I usually block the heat cross over so the choke will come off slowly [not good] so I set the choke so it only comes on about 1/2 way with very light pressure from the thermostat so it doesn't foul up the spark plugs
74 challenger
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Your pic looks like the same as my old 6 pack.I dont believe there was a fast idle because the outboards open once you get to a certain rpm, or that was how my 6 pack set up works. At idle only center carb is working.
Chryco Psycho
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if it has the factory choke thermostat you can loosen the nut inside & dial the position of the thermo so it will not come on as much / vary the amount the choke closes & the speed that it will open , none of the aftermarket ones will do this although I have successfully rotated the shaft even though it is just peened in place
Chryco Psycho
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Nice looking Cuda BTW
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