Hello,

Can someone confirm that the Holley Carb on my truck is a model #1904? The engine in my 52 is from a 1955 Ford. Its clearly stamped Holley on it. I found a listing that says its a 1904. Just want to be sure before I buy a kit.

Also how hard it is to rebuild this carb?

Thanks.

 

The Holley on my '53 with the 215 I-6 is a 1904 with the glass bowl. I had mine rebuilt by a fellow in OR. Shoot me a pm if you want his contact info.

 

The Holley on my truck is all metal no glass bowl. It is on a 1955 223 I-6. Does anyone know the model of this Holley?

Thanks

 

If you take it to most auto supply stores they should be able to help you figure it out. (if they sell holly parts). Carbs are pretty easy to do as long as you are good at organizing.....otherwise if your willing to shipt it, Id be glad to rebuild it for ya....hollys are kinda my fav carb to work on.....

Austin

 

The 1904 is a carb for 223 engines. Most of the ones that I have seen do not have the glass bowl.

I see several different re-man carbs listed from '52 to '60, so there were some differences, but I've rebuilt '57 and '60 carbs and could not tell you how they differ. Maybe Austin knows? All the kits that I've gotten over the years have extra parts to rebuild a number of different variations of the carb.

There is a number cast into the body of the carb, under the float bowl cavity and under the fuel inlet fitting. There is usually also a number stamped into the top of the float cavity or a tag wired to the carb. If you get one or both of the numbers, your auto parts store or someone here (not me) might be able to help you ID the variation that you have. I checked the three spares that I have and all three have very different numbers, yet all would bolt up to my 223 and the same rebuild kit would work for any of them.

NumberD can tell you for sure what carb you should have for that engine and maybe what differences there were between variations.

Cal

 

I know what you're asking, and if my vintage Holley book would finally get here I could give you an exact answer. My observations is that the 1904 went through at least two or maybe three revisions.

The two visual revisions had to do with the glass bowl versus the cast metal bowl... prolly for safety reasons and such.

I believe there may also be some jetting and/or valve differences across the years as I vaugely remember puzzlling some differences.

From a rebuild kit for 1904 would cover 99% of what you need, as the basic housings (thinking gaskets) and the idle adjustment needle and such would be consistent across the revision(s).

I know you want absolute answers, and someone may yet provide that reply. If it were me, I would buy that kit that is available to you and try it. FWIW, I've seen 1904 kits on FeeBay all the time, with little discernment to the glass bowl version versus the cast bowl version.

Brian
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Lets see what the 1949/59 Ford car parts catalog says about 1955 223 Holleys..watch this post...

The pic says "Typical Holley Carb 1952/57." It has a glass bowl.

ACH! In the text, there are 16 223 H-1V's listed from 1954-57!

FORD stamp number is: located on main body or fuel inlet boss.

Possible stamp numbers, there are more after 1957: B2A-AA; EBP-A or: B-G-H-J-K-L-M-N-T-U-V-Y-Z-EBP-AA...whew!


Take a look at the two possible locations for the stamp number...Post it, and..I'll go from there.


NOTE: Long time (at least 40+ years) carb repair shop. They used to do all of Harrah's Auto Collection work = North Hollywood Carburetor & Ignition in Los Angeles County.

 

I was wondering if any one has steel bowl, for 1904 and some other parts for this Carb?

 

there were two 1904 used carbs on ebay, that seems like a good place to look. I got lucky and the 2nd time I rebuilt it I got it right. Someone was able to get one from Napa but I was not.
Good luck.