[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-Jul-02 AT 11:49 AM (EST)]Hello all. I think I have seen this topic somewhere on a thread. I've searched but came up with nothing. I need a little help/advice from all you carburator wizzards.

I picked up a carb. from the local Pick Your Part wrecking yard off an F250 with what looked to be a 460. I don't know the year as the door tag was missing and the front of the truck was smashed up but good. My guess is late '70's or early 80's. I don't know if that even matters. Anyway on the carb is stamped "Built by Holley for Motorcraft". It is a 4V, vaccum secondaries, electric choke, adjustable floats. From my search I figure it is close to the Holley 4160. The numbers stamped on the carb. are as follows:

E3TE-9510-SB
LIST-50005
0063

My question is, can anyone tell my about this carburator from the numbers? I plant to use it on my 460. How many CFM's? Is it close to the Holley? Is it as good? It needs to be rebuilt but that's not a problem. Will probably get the kit today.

Also, I have an Autolite 4100 on my 390. On these the top comes off to gain access to the bowls. But on these Holley carbs. the bowls come off the sides. Any tips on makes them tight as to not leak? Do you use any sealers or are the gaskets good enough?

Any tips or information will be helpfull. Thanks.

EDIT: I read on a thread that the power valve can be upgraded as to where it won't blow out in case of a backfire. Do the new rebuild kits come with this upgrade or do I have to ask for it? Thanks again.

 

Oh well. I did some searching on some other fourms and I think I found some of the information I was looking for.

From what I found I have a Motorcraft 4180 built in 1983. The 4180 is about the same as the Holley 4160.

600 CFM

Good for a daily driver. Probably will get better gas mileage than a 750 cfm. I'll put this carb. on and see how she runs with gasoline.

Anybody else use one? How do you like it?

 

I think your Holley is an emissions type built for Ford. I would prefer the 4100. Doesn't leak and gets better mileage. I wish they still made them.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-Jul-02 AT 05:10 AM (EST)]Thanks for the reply Mike. Yeah, I like the 4100 too. I seen one at the swap meet a while back for 25 bucks and passed it up. Silly me. I've been beating myself up over it every since. "You idiot!"

So you think the 4100 is a better carb. than the Motorcraft? Any idea how many cfm's the 4100 is? The Autolite came stock on my '64' 390 Galaxie. You mention gas mileage. How about performance between the two. I might want to swap carbuerators from the Galaxie to the truck, '75' 460, since I'm going to sell the Galaxie. All opinons welcome. All I have to do is figure out the linkage, if it will work. My truck runs on propane now but I want to do some work on the bed and I have to remove the propane tank to do that. That's why I'm looking into running on gasoline for a while. Anyway thanks again. :-)