Need carburetor kit for 1981 e100
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Need carburetor kit for 1981 e100
Having difficulty determining the actual carburetor rebuild kit that I need for this van. I'm hoping that'll help take care of the problem it's at for 30 years in a barn it's only got 33,000 miles but it has some issues with running and I'm still trying to figure out vacuum line. TIA 1FTDE06E9BHB24570
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The VIN won't tell you which carb you have. You'll need to find the model #:
https://www.google.com/search?q=find...t=gws-wiz-serp
https://www.google.com/search?q=find...t=gws-wiz-serp
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Rebuild or buy new replacement 1bbl
I saw somewhere that it's better to rebuild the carburetor that came with the van versus getting one that is aftermarket. Is that true? Is there an aftermarket one that is reasonably priced that I could just purchase and swap. Or is it really better to rebuild the original manufacturer equipped one barrel?
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Do a search and you may find someone who has successfully installed an aftermarket carb on a similar engine.
I would imagine they're mostly Chinese made so you'd have varying quality.
1 barrel carbs are pretty easy and cheap to rebuild, so I'd try that first.
You could also send yours out to get rebuilt if you don't want to mess with it.
I would imagine they're mostly Chinese made so you'd have varying quality.
1 barrel carbs are pretty easy and cheap to rebuild, so I'd try that first.
You could also send yours out to get rebuilt if you don't want to mess with it.
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IMHO, the reman carbs are mostly junk...... the rebuild kits, unless they are oem are junk, missing parts or are of poor quality. IMHO and what I have done for the past decades is I pull the carb off, locate a carb rebuilding shop and have them put a kit together for me. They have much better quality parts than the kits and you get everything you need... the correct part...the 1st time. I do this with my Holley carbs as well.
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You need to list that you have a 4.9 in that E150 which some call a E 100
That will mean you have a 1 barrel Carter YFA or YF1A carburetor
Those all take the same carb kit and you use the gaskets that match yours
I recently got a carb kit for one at AutoZone
That will mean you have a 1 barrel Carter YFA or YF1A carburetor
Those all take the same carb kit and you use the gaskets that match yours
I recently got a carb kit for one at AutoZone
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BTW to the OP: If you're just trying to get it running and then evaluate what you have, then spending $25 for a kit and some time rebuilding the carb, then that's the way to go. If you will be going all-in and plan to keep it, then you'd probably want to spend a couple hundred $'s on a properly rebuilt carb like Beechkid mentions. JMHO
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Been awhile but,
I rebuilt a couple carbs many years ago on my eb's and also some motorcycle carbs so I think I'll just disassemble and order parts piecemeal and give it a try I think the majority of my problem is vacuum lines but it sat for so many years that I'm sure the carburetor needs to be built also I ordered a new distributor, rotor, and cap and plug wires. Pretty sure my exhaust manifolds cracked and it seems a pre 79? EFI manifold may be the way to go. It starts everytime but often rough. I plan on keeping this forever turning it into a high top I also have many electrical Gremlins to figure out as it was converted for a handicapped veteran many years ago and there are switches and ***** all over the place that I have no clue what they do. I will get ignition parts installed 1st. I'm sure I'll have more questions.
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The VIN shows it's a 4.9 six.
BTW to the OP: If you're just trying to get it running and then evaluate what you have, then spending $25 for a kit and some time rebuilding the carb, then that's the way to go. If you will be going all-in and plan to keep it, then you'd probably want to spend a couple hundred $'s on a properly rebuilt carb like Beechkid mentions. JMHO
BTW to the OP: If you're just trying to get it running and then evaluate what you have, then spending $25 for a kit and some time rebuilding the carb, then that's the way to go. If you will be going all-in and plan to keep it, then you'd probably want to spend a couple hundred $'s on a properly rebuilt carb like Beechkid mentions. JMHO
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