A good default setting is 1.5 turns. After that you can continue to turn them out with a rpm gauge connected. Then gauge needs to be accurate. Some timing lights will show rpm. Turn each one out separately until max rpm is reached. Ideally a exhaust gas analyzer is best to use as it will take into effect engine wear.
Turn them fully in and then 1 1/2 turn out. This will allow you to start the engine and fine tune them from there.
Could be the idle is set too high, maybe the mixture screw passageways are plugged up.
rochester quadrajet 4mc is a 4 bbl carb with electronic Mixture Control and was used many years in the late 80's and early 90's until fuel injection became more popular
If it a Rochester carberator, there is no mixture adjustment. That is an internal setting done when the carburetor was put together or at the time of rebuilding. The only adjustments you can make is to the idle and choke I have a 93' 2500 vandura and It failed smog and I advanced the Timing a tiny bit and it passed....yaaaaay
The only setting is one screw on the top of each carb its the mixture screw and should is 1.5 turns out by default.
Too much air to fuel mixture with your carburetor, adjust the carb settings to allow for more fuel to enter the chambers.
If the car is carbureted then there are two little screws on the carburetor called air/fuel mixture screws that control the air/fuel mixture. There should be info. on your cars factory settings. Hope this helps.
Needing more info for a complete answerChevy didnt build a Tahoe in 1986. If you are refering to the full size Blazer K5 or K10, the carb would likely be a Rochester Quadrajet with computer feedback/emissions solenoids. it really doesn't matter what vehicle the carb is on the correct air fuel mixture is 14:1. 14parts air to 1part fuel. also Chevy built a s-10 with a Tahoe package in 86
Most likely it was not rebuilt properly. Missing or misplaced parts. Incorrect idle speed screw or mixture screw settings. Incorrect float height. etc.
enrich the fuel to air mixture.
enrich the fuel/air mixture.
The disadvantage of having a carburetor is that the mixture of air and water isn't as precise as a modern day fuel injector. The fuel injector and carburetor hold the same advantages.