Carb rebuild
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From: Needmore
Carb rebuild
What is y'alls opinion on the feasibility of rebuilding a 2-barrel carb oneself? It's for the 302 in my '69, and I was just wondering if I should let someone with some experience do it.
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What's Mine:
'69 F100 w/302 c.i. (5.0L) (out of a '74 or '75 car)
What I've gotta watch after:
'79 Chevy Monza w/196 c.i. (3.2L) V6 (only like it cause it's a car, not truck)
'87 Isuzu P'up w/2.3L 4-cyl (not a REAL truck)
'87 Mercury Cougar w/232 c.i. (3.8L) V6
'87 E350 w/460 c.i. (7.5L) (out of an '85 ambulance)
'88 E350 w/351 c.i. (5.8L) EFI
AWOL
What's Mine:
'69 F100 w/302 c.i. (5.0L) (out of a '74 or '75 car)
What I've gotta watch after:
'79 Chevy Monza w/196 c.i. (3.2L) V6 (only like it cause it's a car, not truck)
'87 Isuzu P'up w/2.3L 4-cyl (not a REAL truck)
'87 Mercury Cougar w/232 c.i. (3.8L) V6
'87 E350 w/460 c.i. (7.5L) (out of an '85 ambulance)
'88 E350 w/351 c.i. (5.8L) EFI
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From: Kelseyville USA
Carb rebuild
Try it your self!! Buy a gallon can of carb cleaner with the basket in side for ease of handling the parts. The directions with the rebuilding kit should be enough. Just keep tract of the parts and keep notes for the first go round. Just think !!if you are successful with this one then look at all the others you can try on your `list`.. Hey you will save lots of money too....
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72 F-250
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Carb rebuild
Buy a kit from a good dealer and go for it. I did it once and it ran fine. The second time I took it apart (to detail it) I broke off the screws that hold one of the butterfly plates on the main shaft. I am having to have the screws drilled out and retapped to get it fixed. The moral of this story: Take it easy and don't go beyond your abilities and you will be fine.
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From: Virginia
Carb rebuild
DO NOT take the butterflies off the throttle shaft. It is totally unnecessary and will mess up idle quality of the carb. They are factory set for clearance in the throttle bores and also the screws are staked so they will not work loose and fall in the engine. That's why the other poster broke the screws off. Here's a couple of carb rebuilding hints:
Take the carb apart over a pan/cookie sheet so little parts don't get lost.
Don't turn the carb over without studying the instructions and taking the check ***** out.
The hardest part I think is the choke area. Study this carefully and pull off as an assembly, and don't put it in the cleaner.
MOST IMPORTANT: Don't take out every screw, nut and lever that you see. The diagram in the kit is for reference only.
Take the carb apart over a pan/cookie sheet so little parts don't get lost.
Don't turn the carb over without studying the instructions and taking the check ***** out.
The hardest part I think is the choke area. Study this carefully and pull off as an assembly, and don't put it in the cleaner.
MOST IMPORTANT: Don't take out every screw, nut and lever that you see. The diagram in the kit is for reference only.
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From: North Idaho
Carb rebuild
Go for it! I rebuilt my carb twice on my Jeep. First time around I was proud of myself that I had actually done a good job. But soon the carb was telling me I hadn't. It was runing bad. So I did it again. It turned out fine. Ran very smoothly! I don't really know the out come of the rebuild because I sold the Jeep so I could buy my Ford. But I haven't heard anything from the guy I sold it to. Just be careful. Study everything you do, and make a mental note of where each piece goes. Belive me, after it's apart, you sometimes forget what goes where! If you have to, write stuff down on what you did and where it went.
I wish you luck!
Jake
I wish you luck!
Jake
