Hi,
I have a 1983 Cobalt with a 305/Quadrajet combination. The engine runs great and idles nicely however, it takes a while to start hot or cold. The engine could be off for only 30 seconds and will be extremely hard to restart. I usually have the best luck holding the throttle wide open and after a couple attempts it will fire. I messed with the idle mixture screws this year to see if that would make a difference, if anything it made the problem worse(went from almost 8 turns out to currently 1 turn). Where should they be set and what else could cause this issue?
I have a 1983 Cobalt with a 305/Quadrajet combination. The engine runs great and idles nicely however, it takes a while to start hot or cold. The engine could be off for only 30 seconds and will be extremely hard to restart. I usually have the best luck holding the throttle wide open and after a couple attempts it will fire. I messed with the idle mixture screws this year to see if that would make a difference, if anything it made the problem worse(went from almost 8 turns out to currently 1 turn). Where should they be set and what else could cause this issue?
