V8 S10 Blazer Project Emergency Kitchen Floor Carburetor Rebuild (Ep.19)

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

Hope everyone is doing well! A bit of a different episode, more story than work at times. Hope it's at least coherent (this is currently the longest series episode on this channel)! This is also the first time implementing credits for Patreon supporters. Let me know how you feel about it! We asked on Patreon and the decision was made that only those who specifically okay the use of their full names will appear that way, otherwise a first name and last initial will be used. Get in touch (replying to that post on Patreon would be easiest for the sake of organization) if you want your full name to appear or a different name than is shown. Special thank you to those Patrons but also to ALL of you for watching our videos!

[@v8sserieschevy917]

Great work. I'm having issues with my junk edelbrock on hills

[@kaner5873]

Love my upside down name

[@karnagexxp3824]

Your story telling is great very informative, i wish i had half the knowledge you do in cars

[@snakiee1058]

@@kaner5873 are you from Australia?

[@stevensmith3273]

@fuzzydiceprojects on gm trucks if you have a 4 barrel then not all the Jets and vents will work. On gms the carb power cord is for an 8 volt carb. You need to rewire it and either splice it to the windshield wiper power cord or straight to the battery. That's what I did and it solved most problems. I don't know if this is issue but It might help.

[@mikewarman9910]

Keep that girl. Having a boyfriend that works on cars, and still having to take an Uber to work when all your cars are broken is a good way to test her. She must be a saint.

[@razorsz195]

*disassembles entire carb 2 times* Pivot clip at 1am: *evil laughing*

[@chaosgilleon6433]

NEVER forget your Bopit! Most important tool in Your Arsenal.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Love your narration and humor. I worked in a warehouse with no heat one winter. Me and two other guys were standing by the jet heater trying to warm our fingers in -10* when I noticed one guys glove had caught fire. You know you’re cold when you’re actually on fire and still cold.

[@Dylan_Sterling]

I’d definitely much prefer that to the heat, if I’m being completely honest.

[@ubertalldude]

Good thing you got the area cleared of wildlife, that thing was terrifying! I could watch you rebuild carbs all day. Your narration is pleasant and informative, and the subtle jokes throughout make me chuckle

[@corollaguy6740]

All yeah, more Fuzzy Dice.

[@Tkssa580]

You must really love your girlfriend to be out there in the cold and so late at night, getting the car ready for her to go to work in the morning. 🙌🏽💪🏽🙏🏽

[@bikedogtor1663]

TKSS If it was me and my wife I would do it because my cheap ass bought that shitty cheap car 😄

[@Canadian_Icecube]

I hope your girlfriend appreciates all your efforts. My wife would have been miffed as the source of the issues to begin with... so yeah. Congrats. Oh and I work at --20c relatively often. Not fun but one gets use to it. Put your batteries and tools inside your jackets when you can, to warm them up. Congratulations!

[@jeepindave5464]

I hate when my needle shrinks in the cold.

[@ahsokatano6059]

lol

[@buddahsrabid]

you should try and get edelbrock to send you one of there efi systems for these engines and put that on the blazer would be much better mpg and possibly power

[@fixins]

I admire your devotion to that old Q-Jet.

[@JosephThomas78]

David Freiburger would be proud of the spark plug wire separators

[@rob2267]

Trust me guys don’t cheap out, buy a proper Bop-It off the tool truck instead of that crap they sell at Harbor Freight and Toys-R-Us

[@Dawry]

Oh man, these kind of videos are the best therapy after a long workday.

[@extorter]

i know its like sitting around a campfire listening to someone tell a story....with video!

[@speeddemon4484]

Hey man, I've been with the channel since the first few episodes of the blazer and I'd like to thank you for putting in the time and effort into making the videos. Because of you, I wound up picking up a cheap 87 dodge Dakota for 200 bucks and I'm in the process of bringing it back to life I'm hoping that it'll turn out like the blazer did (minus the rod knock from the old motor bit) Keep on doing what you're doing man, I know editing is a pain at times but I'm sure that if you make the videos that they will be watched

[@jadenbrigman3693]

Cool that you got a project, i had just gotten a project myself. After watching these videos i had bought a 91 s10 blazer for 500 bucks

[@speeddemon4484]

@@jadenbrigman3693 Sweet man, I've actually got the dodge going now and one of my friends is buying it off of me 😂 at any rate though now I'm in the market for something chevrolet

[@jadenbrigman3693]

@@speeddemon4484 great that you got it running im still working on my blazer. I have a vacume leak that needs fixing and a few minor things. Ill probably make it my daily driver whem said amd done

[@edduanchavez3346]

I didn’t even realize that you were in MD, it makes me happy I see one of my favorite KZbinrs being from my home state!

[@kevinkinsley2019]

I just realized that also. I live in Baltimore but I was wondering what part of the state he is from.

[@gregpallett1839]

I wish he’d do a meet n greet for local fans!

[@Lawnmower-os5pg]

Treasper Killa I’m from eastern shore of md

[@TheBrokenLife]

I've had carbs my entire life (including now) and this video is all the evidence I need that my love of fuel injection is well warranted. I may be putting the hex on myself right now by saying this, but I've spent, maybe 5% of the time trouble shooting EFI as I have carbs. I don't envy you in that situation.

[@elesjuan]

EFI for life, yo! I respect carbs, and people like my brother and uncle who can tune a carb to actual performance levels with a pocket screwdriver and their ear, I'm more of a lambda sensor and laptop kinda guy myself. Thing is... you can leave the raunchiest gasoline sitting in an EFI engine for a decade, put new fuel in, crank it a few times and the thing will roar to life! I have a hard enough time keeping my lawn mower running... in fact, my love for EFI is so extensive, that I'm planning on fuel injecting my riding mower! Hell... when I decided I wanted to turbocharge my mazda miata in 2004, I bought a megasquirt kit and not only built my own EFI controller (it was a literal bare board and a box of resistors/capacitors/mosfets/diodes), but I wired and tuned it myself. What a fantastic experience that was! Nothing better than hearing people tell me how "it'll never run" and "that thing will do nothing but give you problems" to only experience YEARS of flawless functionality and the realization I actually built an 11 second mazda miata. I call it the "Hairdressers express." 2200 pounds, 300whp, 260 pounds of torque. What a treat this car is...

[@ContasYT]

Thank you for putting the temperature in Celsius as well! Wish all the car channels did that, most of the time I have no idea what they mean.

[@psygn0sis]

32F water freezes. 100F HOT! 69F is just right. But I agree. We need to join the rest of the world.

[@ContasYT]

@@psygn0sis Yes I get that but for someone not used to Fahrenheit its hard do a conversion really fast to understand the conversation. (most of the times I get it by logic but its not precise)

[@Channel-gz9hm]

Keep your Communism Units to yourselves. Fahrenheit was made by a physicist, Celsius was made by a cuckold Swedish astronomer, likely while watching his wife in an orgy.

[@Kzoowallace]

FuzzyDice uploaded a video 12 seconds ago... CLICK

[@zuruthewolf1184]

Hey man a little tip about making gaskets, what you do is take some used motor oil or cooking oil and rub it on the part your making a gasket for and press it onto the gasket sheet, it will make a perfect shape for the gasket

[@chungaleta1234]

The Bop it...... You Sir, made me spit my coffee!!!!!!!!!

[@jaysmith5084]

What ever floats your boat 😂 carburetors can be picky but you did a great job saving all them gaskets and the float is the fist thing to consider in a situation of too much or too little fuel in the bowl . Awesome video 👌

[@mattitude6406]

Love the clear distributor cap.

[@lt7automotive931]

Good work! Messing w my own QJet and appreciate how much development went into them. Thanks for the info and I got a chuckle out of watching the cat.

[@eddie2dean]

I enjoyed the format of this episode. Keep em' coming. Nice to see the cat trying to inspect the reassembly. - Inspector Kittah' Quad Jet to the rescue!! -

[@mattskalski7438]

Love the Blazer series. All of your videos are so well put together, informative and has the perfect amount of humor.

[@nonsequitur807]

Awesome video! Bless your gf for her patience n faith in you! Yall will go far

[@Tkssa580]

The Bop-It was the best part of the toolbox.

[@bluengoldjim]

Just wanted to say I have watched this whole series and I really enjoyed it. I started the 91 first and was instantly hooked on your channel.

[@ronriegel9201]

ok that was educational. i have built i dont know how many quadrajets and never saw this clip problem, but i can remember one i replaced that could easily have been this. good video.

[@justincrawford8624]

Hell yeah more blazer stuff!

[@stevecanyon23]

Great video, thanks for doing all the work on the carb and doing the video on top of that.

[@tehlaser]

Nice lightning whirler you got there.

[@brandon2076]

I hope your gf appreciates all that effort! Good man

[@Tater79bj]

And that's why I like efi... Is it LS swap time yet? 😉 Great video as always.

[@barrysauce]

Damn bro. Dedicated! No garage at her place? Couldn't get a space heater at least? As always nice job.

[@tyleri.163]

Are we really going to ignore the Bop-It in the tool box...lol

[@Kzoowallace]

Yes.

[@psygn0sis]

It's essential!

[@Kzoowallace]

@@psygn0sis the bop-It is a Weapon ageist the Automotive Gemlems

[@HeatherEPope]

Don’t leave us hanging.. replace that fender already!

[@markg.2501]

Quadrajet=Problem...........Holley= Solution. Your Welcome! Great Video.....Thanks!

[@kz6fittycent]

I was gonna say the same thing. Bare minimum, get that girl an Edelbrock! #Quadrajunk

[@JamieBainbridge]

How kind of you guys to buy a Holley and post it to Fuzzy Dice! He'll really enjoy your gift :)

[@Kristo99]

Time for V10 S10 blazer

[@JamieBainbridge]

If you use Permatex Number 3 gasket goop, it stops gaskets from sticking and breaking like this, so you can open parts with a lot more confidence and re-use the gaskets many times over. It's fine for use in carbs. Just don't spill it in your toolbox, you'll never get it off, sticky hands forever. Anyway I'd put Permatex #3 on literally any non-metal gasket, even a head gasket.

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

Interesting, I hadn't heard of it being used for that purpose before! Thanks for the tip, I'll have to check that out!

[@veryrancid3128]

hold the phone...hold..the...phone!!! at 1:16 i see a volvo 240 wagon and we are going to pretend we don't see that??? love these videos btw

[@Vaino_Hotti]

It has been addressed in some earlier videos and will probably receive some attention eventually

[@anthonylaurice9593]

I wonder if a engine block heater would had helped slightly? Either way, glad to see that blazer still rolling

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

"you rebuilding carbs isit" that is the best cat

[@mehagel65]

WOW! I have a bopit in my tool box too....

[@enjoylife7030]

How useful is that Husky cordless ratchet, aside from working in sub zero temps? I never thought of purchasing one until I saw you use it in this video.

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

I got it on sale for $50 (came with sockets, too) and at that price it's fantastic. Even at $100, it's probably a decent choice. It has a built-in battery and proprietary charging cable so I don't think it's exactly an heirloom tool, but it has worked great for me so far! Under normal conditions the battery lasts a very long time. I also actually like that it's a little weaker than some of the other brands, the newest Milwaukee one is unpleasant to use because of how hard it jerks your hand on a stuck fastener. Using it as a manual ratchet, it won't stand up to the claimed "150 ft/lbs" but 50 or so is totally fine. I have pulled on it hard enough that it feels like the body is going to explode off of it and it never skipped teeth.

[@shadowbanned69]

Nice job bro...those ol qjets are a pain in the but..I had one in my Camaro and it was a nightmare..

[@madamfloof2249]

Hey do you ever plan to add AC back into your S10? I know it’s hard to do so, but if you’ve got the compressor, it’s not *that* hard to pick up a conversion kit and a condenser. Or does the S10 still have overheating problems/ not enough space?

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

I don't think I'll ever add it back in, but who knows! There isn't a lot of space but there are options out there. It still will get pretty warm and overheat in bad traffic, but I have a larger radiator ready to go in that will hopefully take care of that part of it. A lower idle and better tune should also help a lot.

[@SharpieEasternn]

Woah woah woah.. enough about that blazer, let’s hear about that 240 in the back?? 1:15

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

There will be a series for that project coming up in the future! It has been mentioned and briefly talked about in a few update videos, but does not have its own series yet.

[@otsenres1636]

Kitty pit crew ftw! 😸

[@bentboybbz]

@ 0:45 my S10 pickup has no bushings on the drivers side upper control arm... you gona be ok bro lol

[@bmc5489]

Ah... A fellow practitioner of "Automotive Yoga", nice to see i'm not alone.

[@tiporari]

Yay floats. I hate carburetors. I'd get a fuel injected toothbrush if they sold one just on principle.

[@carbtech4991]

Not to criticize, only inform. The proper fuel pressure on any carb-ed chey ic 6.5 lbs. I own a carb shop and have 40 yrs experience. Also, the float clip could cause a problem. It does not go in that oval hole, it goes away from you on the flat part towards the float. From Rochester Service Bulletin. The accelerator pump cup is bad when has to be pulled out with a tug, due to e10 fuels. Also, that pump spring is actually the fuel filter spring. The real pump spring is longer. Well wishes! Stay warm

[@davidpotter7484]

Also, the holddown for the power piston dont work right with age, cliff is the only place i know of that sells new ones. That causes problems if it isnt stuck in place.

[@perotekku]

Quite cold 10° Pick one. Great video again, as always!

[@tomlindo2863]

I missed why you pulled the TBI. I don't get why people hate TBI so much, compared to a carburetor it's light-years improvement. You're not going to make a ton of power with it but it's cheap and reliable.

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

I bought the truck with the 4.3L engine and TBI, pretty quickly had issues with the TBI system and tried everything but couldn't diagnose it. Pretty sure there was an issue with the computer. Ditched it for a carb, later the engine spun a rod bearing and the V8 was installed keeping the carb system. I got some of the TBI parts with the V8 I bought, but not enough to make it work and decided to just stick with the carburetors to keep things simple. "Simple."

[@thetruejay20]

Oh I know that pain all too well. I've had to work on cell towers 100+ ft in the air while it was -40 out.

[@nowaymangoshtomuchna]

kitty black magic... its what ya get when you not buy the good cat food

[@jordanwiley4582]

techg8 is a qjet guru. That was the v8buick forum you were on.

[@yanhasmut4005]

Dawg! Was that a Bop-it!!!??? 😂

[@kramnull8962]

Not being picky, but I was watching some of the other Qjet "professionals". They said the ear that dangles the needle over the seat was supposed to be in the center of the hanger. Not with the ear going into one of the holes. Not like I know for myself, as I am just starting to build my own. But what do you think or have you heard differently. I concur that it would seem the ear would latch into one of the holes, but in theory it would keep the needle to one side or the other by a fraction of an inch...

[@SuperDriver101]

Fender fix please. You gonna need that Bop it 😂.

[@amadafaka]

Hopefully Holley sends him a fuel injection throttle body kit.

[@WeaselJuice]

Carbs don’t like the cold. A big reason why F.I. Is now king.

[@jplauab]

27:06 well that escalated quickly

[@bobross6677]

Careful the cat is learning how to overthrow human life

[@tylerdunnam1813]

I’ve always been curious about this. Why did you go with a 350 instead of a 305? Considering that it would be easier to install in the truck. If this is a dumb question, I’m sorry, I’m a ford guy.

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

The 350 and 305 are the same external size, really the only difference is the bore diameter inside the block. Most of the parts (including cylinder heads) are even compatible between them. Not a dumb question! Based just on the numbers it would seem like the 305 would be a physically smaller engine.

[@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365]

At 3:07 you hit the throttle, it looks like your Butterfly, or linkage is lifting the air filter . Do you have enough clearance under it ? Spray your gaskets with white lithium grease , that will allow you to reuse them over and over.

[@chrishaug]

You need to build a garage man! :)

[@chrisb3017]

A bopit? Awesome tool

[@rafalkowalski5062]

Good content. Pls. Make more Firebird Video. Love to watch that content.

[@KoliK0584Stuff]

Try replacing head gaskets on a SBC in -30C. I'd gladly take the carb R&R and Rebuild in -12C.

[@benjaminpadillaaa]

I come here for the subtle vape jokes.

[@toto29620]

I have just one thing to say, thanks efi.

[@chrisj197438]

Real men rebuild them on their coffee tables

[@kramnull8962]

When my Dad was alive he told a story about going home with his friend after school one day in High School. Their Dad had blown the engine in their 55 Chevy. When he got to his friends house for supper, he went to wash up, and there in the bathtub was the oil pan valve covers rockers and all. On the kitchen table was a freshly cooked, cleaned and hawned block... They were in the process of saving the money for the gaskets rings and bearings...

[@hughjas9383]

remember when this was a budget car

[@shanehaws3828]

My 86 k5 that is a factory 305 with the factory q-jet sm465 with 4.10s and military 37s now gets 17-20 on the hwy at 55-60 mph. Part of your bad mpgs is that your th350/700r4 is eating up hp to move it, that's one of many factors as to why I stick with manual trans besides the better gearing.

[@dcallan812]

I dont know what the issue is with cats, I have one that loves adhesive.If I cant find him I just unroll about a foot of electrical tape, He can smell it a mile away. I haven't sat and played on the kitchen floor with petrol but I'm sure he would be as interested as your your GF's cat. You can wrap your camera in a towel with a hand warmer tucked in just leave a hole for the lens, 😁 👍👍

[@austinrussell5577]

Man your girlfriend really love you. To be able to do that on the kitchen floor. Must have smelled really bad with gas and JBWeld.

[@BADD400]

Good video and I don’t miss the snow.

[@thefoxfrenzy]

I laughed so hard at the BopIt! I shart myself... Thanks for that.

[@denisgrasso4831]

I hoped it was a firebird's video but it was just a s10's video (also great but i prefer the firebird)

[@DjangoBit]

I find it a little ironic this emergency rebuild video has been sitting on a hard drive for who knows how long

[@Squareic]

He mentioned in his last update video that he has MONTHS of old footage yet to be edited into videos. Most of the videos he makes are usually recorded quite a few months prior to uploading.

[@DjangoBit]

That's why I find it a little ironic

[@RustyShackleford45801]

I was happy to see the Patreon page at the end, then sad to see so few contributors...

[@adizzmal]

There are some people say they would rather be cold than hot. Those people have never worked in the cold.

[@grcartalk6278]

Quadra bog!!

[@manzano5620]

just found your channel i am 10 episodes in awesome content?

[@sweetdees86]

👍🏼

[@jordanwiley4582]

I can tell right away thats a 1979+ qjet. 78 and older only had 2 baseplate screws.

[@tombob671]

I like thisformat👍👍👍👍👍

[@jonathand1835]

Love these episodes

[@Zombie-nq3ez]

you need Milwaukee heated jacket they are designed for freezing temps like that

[@clayvanwinkle1913]

What wires are using to power the distributor

[@zeusek-2137]

Hell yea, next episode!

[@LOAFDOM]

"Automotive yoga" lol

[@adamgonzalez5844]

The things we do for love...

[@MichaelHigginsJR]

How long did the fuel smell take to dissipate from the kitchen?

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

Surprisingly not that long! Mostly gone the next morning and totally gone after the trash was taken out. No carpets and not too much to absorb the smell I guess

[@Rurraloxminecraft]

I think you have an australian patreon member.