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Old 09-15-2001, 06:32 PM
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When I bought my 67 GTO (unrestored) it had the wrong Qjet, a '73 Chevy 350 model. I recently bought a reman '67 Qjet and the throttle linkage was wrong so I took it back. After researching my intake, found it was a '68-'69. So, today I bought a reman Qjet for a '69. Guess what, looked the same as the '67. The problem is the throttle nut hole is at 9 o'clock so it has to be pulled straight up (vertical) in order to open the jets. Since my throttle cable is horizontal from the firewall, this creates a dead pull. My old (incorrect) linkage hole was at 12 o'clock and worked perfectly. Can anyone tell me what's going on? Am I unlucky enough to get two wrong Qjets???

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Roger

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Old 09-15-2001, 06:32 PM
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When I bought my 67 GTO (unrestored) it had the wrong Qjet, a '73 Chevy 350 model. I recently bought a reman '67 Qjet and the throttle linkage was wrong so I took it back. After researching my intake, found it was a '68-'69. So, today I bought a reman Qjet for a '69. Guess what, looked the same as the '67. The problem is the throttle nut hole is at 9 o'clock so it has to be pulled straight up (vertical) in order to open the jets. Since my throttle cable is horizontal from the firewall, this creates a dead pull. My old (incorrect) linkage hole was at 12 o'clock and worked perfectly. Can anyone tell me what's going on? Am I unlucky enough to get two wrong Qjets???

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Roger

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Old 09-15-2001, 10:58 PM
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I have a '67 GTO with a '69 GTO intake and a '69 Pontiac (non GTO) carb. My throttle linkage cable has 3 holes. I have carb. throttle arm going through the hole nearest the firewall, (1st hole), I've had no problems with that setup.

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Old 09-17-2001, 08:09 AM
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Have you obtained the throttle arm bracket which bolts to the throttle arm? These are now available repro, and Chris (PY) can probably help you. Jon.

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Old 09-17-2001, 06:22 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by carbking:
Have you obtained the throttle arm bracket which bolts to the throttle arm? These are now available repro, and Chris (PY) can probably help you. Jon.

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I order one today from PY.

Thanks for the help.

Roger

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