Mostly Universal Carburetor Setup And Adjustment Made Simple. How To Achieve A Clean Smooth Idle

Holley, Edelbrock, Carter and Rochester carbs all have remarkably similar tuning procedures. Here's an easy guide to setting their idle speed and fuel mixtures. An essential part of any tune-up.
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[morgangallowglass]

Nothing wrong with revisiting the basics! At my age, I forget what I have forgotten.

[nedronbronzebeard]

I appreciate your knowledge and humility. Being 30 there are so many older technologies with cars I never dealt with and never had to learn about... and your acknowledgement of that fact rather than being condescending (like so many others) is very much appreciated. You are definitely THE MAN other auto youtubers should aspire to be. I genuinely appreciate you and your content.

[davenorman]

When I was 10 my dad taught me 1 and half on the idle screw and 2 on the mixture, set the choke with a piece of thin cardboard...Wise words I shall never forget.

[bass]

As an 18 year old that's planning to get a carbureted car as his first, I really appreciate this video having the basic knowledge on tuning a carburetor while also not being too lengthy.

[SnowMonkVX]

As someone deep into a ratty roadkill style resurrection of a '67 Charger that sat for 30yrs, and who is currently fighting tuning issues like timing and carp stuff, waking up to see vids like this make all the differences. I don't know what I'm doing with old school stuff yet, but man content like this is exactly what I need.

[Ketrons_Radio_Service]

As a young guy in his 30s owning classic cars, your channel has taught me so much. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and years of experience with all of us.

Jon

[cutlsenc]

One thing he neglected to mention is that these adjustments are always best done when the engine is warmed up and the vacuum advance is disconnected. Great video uncle Tony!

[unclejoe]

Uncle Tony never sleeps or stops looking for alternatives to fuel injection, overhead cams, and inline fours.

[alsguitars]

Lol. I love when guys have a dead cold motor that’s been sitting for years and try to make an instant carb tune. Even better with old gas, 5 vacuum leaks and no air filter. Thanks for the video!

[captainjohnh]

Tony, this is the absolute best video you have done in a long time. I enjoy all your videos even though I will never build a racer, but there are a bunch of us who want to drive a reliable, reasonably efficient, older daily driver. Maybe you should start a second channel for us; I don't know. But there are people who want a smooth running, cool, old car that functions as it did from the factory. Maybe it is sexy, maybe it is an old land yacht, or maybe just a basic family car, but is a solid, smooth running, reliable car.

[itneverwasme]

Great vid, I'm 56 and have a carb car without an ECM for the first time in 30 years, needed the refresher.

[dubiousfd]

Im in my 30s. I learned from my gramps. Love them and will always have one around to show my children when they're older.

[outlawbillionairez]

I like vacuum gage because it can tell you about mechanical problems with the valvetrain and timing, if you have a chart for it. Great diagnostic tool.

[supertman]

Thanks UTG. I would love if you started a basics series. Im 37 and currently restoring a 72 Satellite with my son that I want to keep as close to factory as possible. I know nothing about carbs as my generation was all about VTEC and computer chips. Your videos have been great and I appreciate your knowledge. Keep up the good work.

[lamplighter]

Great video! And it's not just for 30 year olds. It helped a geezer like me. I haven't worked on carbureted car in 30 years and recently bought a '66 Valiant. Valuable information. Thanks.

[audiophil]

I've tuned anything from SU's to Webers to Dell'ortos to Qjets to Edelbrocks over the years, and this is the best tutorial on basic carb tuning I've ever watched. One thing you didn't mention was to make sure the timing is correct before touching the carb.Thanks again Uncle Tony!

[jacobcook]

Your videos about carburetors has built a great base of knowledge and I have passed on that info to my younger brothers as we have gotten into carbureted vehicles in the last few years! Thanks Tony! 🤙

[onesecureone]

Still impressed that Tony with all his knowledge wants to help the new guy even as his channel has grown so big he is a household name
Great respect Tony I gotta meet you one day I'm in north GA

[crazycoffee]

Hey UTG. I'm happy I saved this video. My mom had a surgery on her foot. She got caught on her boot and fell head first into the bathtubs corner. 3am right now. Ran her to the hospital sitting here watching this to get my mind cleared a little. Thank you for your videos. They always help me out if it's with my cars or my mind. Love your stuff

[BrentAllen]

Thank you for sharing this kind of info on carb tuning. I've learnt so much from watching your videos. I'm a 80s kid that didn't learn much about carbs growing up (EFI was the new hotness) but now all I want to do is learn about them and run them on my build so I can't thank enough for helping me and others like me to learn. Keep up the great work your videos are great.