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| Author: | Brothercactus [ Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Should i have my carb rebuilt professionally? |
I have 2 carburetors and neither of them seem to work very well. I'm wondering about having someone rebuild (and hopefully test) the carbs so i know they work. Does that sound like a good idea? If so, does anybody know a specifically good place to get this done? |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:52 pm ] |
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More info, please. What kind of carbs? Please be as specific as possible with carb numbers, anything you might know of their history, where you got them, whether they've ever been "remanufactured", etc. What year/model is your car? Have you tried rebuilding them yourself? Carburetor operation and repair manuals and links to training movies and carb repair/modification threads are posted here for free download. |
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| Author: | kielbasa [ Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:49 pm ] |
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carb rebuilding is insanely easy, if you have the mechanical skills, a good selection of tools, cleaners, air. and a lot of patients and awareness for the more complicated of carbs. i can do Dellortos, weber idfs, idas, dcnfs, solex, kadron, holleys edelbrocks with my eyes closed, i have not messed with the stock single or 2 barrel carbs on a mopper yet. but i definitely have done enough to not worry. id say go ahead and do it your self if you think you have enough skills. |
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| Author: | Brothercactus [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:21 pm ] |
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One is a holley 1920 on my 65 valiant and the other is a Carter bbs(?) i found in the trunk. I don't have either of them on hand so i can't get any numbers off of them. I've rebuilt both of them myself already. It was my first time doing that sort of thing though, so i may have made some mistakes. The car i'm working on has never ran well since i bought it. My thought was to have somebody rebuild a carb for me so i know it's going to work. You guys think i should just work with it myself some more? Any chance the carb might be worn beyond my ability to rebuild it? |
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| Author: | kielbasa [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:49 pm ] |
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#1 warn part would be throttle shaft. grab the shaft, move it around, if you can jiggle it, its toast, have it rebushed if possible, or toss it in the can that warn out throttle shaft will allow air to suck in past it, which creates a huge intake leak, and tricky to spot if you dont know what your lookin for |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:50 pm ] |
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Both of those carb designs are subject to kinds of wear and tear that are well beyond the reach of an ordinary at-home clean-and-new-gaskets type of rebuild. Throttle shaft wear can be fixed by rebushing; see here. Extreme body warp can render a BBS unsuitable for putting any money or effort into. Likewise, eventually the Holley 1920's main metering block grows clogged with "metal mould" corrosion that cannot be cleaned out or otherwise remedied. Professional extensive carburetor refurbishing is usually a possibility; see here for example, but it is costly to have done well and may not be cost-effective. I have a new (not "remanufactured" junk) carburetor on the shelf to suit your '65; send me a PM if you'd like to buy it. |
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| Author: | exoJjL [ Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:11 am ] |
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I'll say that NOS carburetor from Dan is worthwhile over a remanufactured pile of dung in a crock pot for to long. |
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