<VV> GM 1965 Manual Section 6 - carbs -

[Jack Kean]

  Charlie,
I did not realize you were trying to do this on a bench, My mistake. It 
can be done there, but I would not do it there if this were the first 
time I attempted to balance the carburetors. But all of the other 
adjustments (related to the choke pull off, fast idle cam and such) can 
easily be performed on a bench.
The tune up section in the GM shop manual is a pretty well written 
piece. I agree with the others about trying to follow the instructions 
as they were intended to be performed. If this was the first time I ever 
performed this (I think for me that was back in 1969 or 1970) and I 
tried to do it on the bench, it would have been difficult to understand.

All that being said, and given everything I have read in your thread, I 
would go and purchase a decent size fluorescent work light, and hang it 
from the top of the trunk lid. Then install the carburetors with the 
cross linkage and follow the shop manual. Yes pulling thin strips of 
paper as you adjust the idle screws can be difficult, but it can be done 
once you give it a chance.

Make sure that the linkage operates freely BEFORE you spend time 
balancing the carbs. This means install the carbs on the pads, install 
the linkage, and then verify it operates freely. You might have to 
loosen the hold down nuts and rotate one or both of the carbs so that 
the linkage does not bind.

The statement about over thinking was not a slam. It was simply an 
attempt to get you to focus on the instructions in the GM shop manual. 
In this case, I think they are actually well written and illustrated. As 
far as working in a war zone, I can not address that part for you. I 
just know what works for me and others.

jack


On 9/21/2010 10:23 PM, J R Read wrote:
> Chas,
>
> Or, you skipped past the instruction which would have put it all 
> together for you?