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Nov 23, 2008 | 02:07 PM

t3hranger

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help carb rebuild question

its a 79 f-100 custom
300 inline 6
single barrel carb
the carb says autolite on it and the rebuild kit is for a carter carb are these the same thing or will the kit work????

just wanted to know before i take the carb apart and open the box and then need a different one and cant take it back cuase its been opened.

thanks for your help!

Nov 23, 2008 | 02:21 PM

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Autolite and Carter 1 barrels are completely different, unless it's a branded version. Do you have a picture of the Autolite?

Nov 23, 2008 | 02:23 PM

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umm nah i can take with my phone but let me check it i think its an autolite 1101 and see if i can get a good pic

Nov 23, 2008 | 02:26 PM

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acutally it says motorcraft on it let upload pics as well

Nov 23, 2008 | 02:43 PM

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heres the pics i think it might be a carter but idk

sorry bout small pics, phone camera

Nov 23, 2008 | 02:47 PM

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bump for justice

Nov 23, 2008 | 02:51 PM

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The should be an ID tag with numbers on it. If you take those numbers into the parts store they will be able to get you the right rebuild kit.

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Nov 23, 2008 | 03:01 PM

fmc400

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Here is a Carter YFA 1 barrel:

If you look carefully on the front (sometimes hidden by a bracket) on later model Carter YFA 1 barrels, they will say "Made by Carter for Motorcraft." If that's the case it's a Carter. And like pfogle said, just take the numbers off the carburetor and have them cross reference the kit for you. Even if you just say you need a rebuild kit for a Carter carburetor off a 79 Ford, there can be a dozen available kits within a model year.

Nov 23, 2008 | 03:03 PM

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ok well i dont think its an autolite anymore let me look at it more closely and see what i can tell

Nov 23, 2008 | 03:05 PM

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ok now pics work its a carter now i just need to make sure that i got the right kit thanks for all yalls help. i really appreciate it

Nov 27, 2008 | 08:33 PM

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Yep. I went through that, It was a Carter, and it had a green tag attached with numbers. I took those numbers to NAPA, and they hooked me up it was just under $20.

Nov 27, 2008 | 10:55 PM

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I have had to sometimes bring in the old gaskets to verify (by looking thru the plastic) that the kit I am buying is the correct one. Now if you only have 1 vehicle, and that is the one you are looking at, then no you cannot do that.