I forgot to put in my thread that I was thinking of buying the Thermoquad and the intake (for $100). So that was the number the guy gave me. After he returns from a trip Ill talk to him again about it.
Last month I bought a 69 Dart Swinger in which everything is correct except the 71 340 engine and 71 360 heads. The carb is the correct AVS No 4611S. I was considering buying a Thermoquad because I cant get the choke to work. Also a guy in a carb shop told me the AVS didnt operate well with todays gasoline, didnt tune well and was costly to buy metering rods. Another guy told me they were fine carbs. I would prefer to run the AVS though for correctness.
When I purchased the car it was really hard starting. It turned out the choke is always stuck wide open. The spring seems fine, but the linkage binds in the choke well. And the linkage is too long even though it was bent. It had the correct 45 stamped on it. I ordered a new one with the same result. So I ordered an original one from Tonys- same result. When I disconnect the choke linkage, the butterfly does not bind. Ive talked with 3 carb shops and they didnt know anything about this issue.
It doesnt seem like the linkage angle will work with the butterfly arm which has swung past the low point (its hard to explain). The arm needs to be pushed sideways first, past the low point, then up to work properly. Ive read prior posts. Even though some members have mentioned some AVS choke issues, I never could determine a resolution that would help me.
Does anybody have any knowledge of this issue and know the way to fix it? It doesnt seem like an electric choke can be installed, from what Ive read.
