The Vari-jet carb is the spawn of the devil- - - - -it has a secondary air valve with a metering rod attached to it that works like half a Q jet 4 barrel, and the metering rod has a nasty habit of coming adrift and getting sucked into the engine. It makes for some interesting knocking noises when it gets imbedded in the top of a piston. The carb that's on it now is built for an engine 100 cubic inches larger, so it's going to run VERY lean. Have a fire extinguisher handy for the inevitable backfire that's bound to happen. I think I've got a vari-jet stashed away somewhere that I picked up on a horse-trade- - - - -not even sure if it's rebuildable!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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