cold weather carb
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cold weather carb
I have been concidering the Offy intake/ 4v holley combination. I have read that it is not a good cold weather set up. Right now the temp outside my window is -20 F. My 77 f250 is still equipped with the 1 bbl stock carb with electric choke. It started like a champ this morning. I have always found that ford has a good choke system and I have never been stopped in the winter because of carb problems. I have had the same good luck with the 2150 on my 351 and 400m motors. The choke caps need replacing occasionally but they last me for several years. Is there a 4 bbl that is good for year round reliability? I would concider using one carb in the winter and another in the summer but ideally I would prefer the one reliable carb. Is anyone using the offenhauser intake with the 2150 carb?
Any thoughts or opinions are greatly appreciated.
Any thoughts or opinions are greatly appreciated.
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From: dundalk md
if you do the 4bbl conversion, all you will need is an electric choke, and a heated spacer carb plate like the older Galaxies came with (has a port that the heater core hose connects to and the rad juice goes through to keep carb warm). Also a good time to change over to the EFI tri headers and open up the exhaust while ya tearing it apart.
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From: Earth
Heating a 4bbl Holly/Offy
Great idea for heating a 4bbl Holly/Offy setup. Where do I get the heated spacer carb plate for this setup. I've been trying to figure out a way to heat my carb for a long time. Ole' Blue is mighty cold-blooded in the winter mornings. Thanks.
Originally Posted by captcarstop
if you do the 4bbl conversion, all you will need is an electric choke, and a heated spacer carb plate like the older Galaxies came with (has a port that the heater core hose connects to and the rad juice goes through to keep carb warm). Also a good time to change over to the EFI tri headers and open up the exhaust while ya tearing it apart.
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From: dundalk md
They will pop up from time to time on Ebay. I bought one but it was slanted to angle the carb. there are slanted ones and flat ones. You will probally do best with the flat one. I got lucky and found 2 flat ones while in NC at my buds scrap heap. Most likely you will find them on early 60's FE motors.
Ron
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