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Old Mar 20, 2001 | 12:45 AM
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Old Dec 22, 2002 | 04:51 PM
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well i went a adjuted the timing and put everything back the way it should be and now the only conclusion that i have come upwith is that the newly remanufactured carb i bought is crap so now i need to return it, so anyone that gave me input about the install thanx
 
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Old Dec 22, 2002 | 10:23 PM
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is everything hooked up correctly, as in vaccum lines?
 
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 04:26 PM
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yea everything is hooked up right and in good shape, had 3 people look at it, but it all looked good and was in the right place, just a bad carb i guess, and the auto parts store gave me a hard time and i had to cal the rebuilder and talk to him so now im taking it off and sending it back
 
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 10:06 PM
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I would suggest calling Recarbco.

www.recarbco.com

They advertise that you bolt the thing on and go. I got a 1 barrel Ford 1101 from them, and sure enough, the carbs deliver.

I did have to make a small mixture change, but the carb is great.

Scamardo
 
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Old Dec 26, 2002 | 03:51 PM
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well i took the carb back, the air/gas mixture screw had no effect when screwed with and the fast idle screw also had no effect..so i called the reman. and he just said send it back and he will send me a new one so now my truck is just sitting around again...
 
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