The "exploded view" can be GREATLY overrated; if one does not understand the concept of the "exploded view".
I rebuilt my first carburetor in 1960. It was a series 4000 Holley four-barrel on my 1956 Ford. My Dad got me a kit at the local auto parts store, and I proceeded to disassemble the carb.
After disassembly and a thorough cleaning, I reassembled the carb using the exploded view. AND FOUND I HAD LOST 3 PIECES! I was fairly consciencious as a kid, and couldn't believe I had lost those three pieces, but searched for a couple of days before I told my Dad. While Dad was not a carburetor expert, he was pretty good in the "dad" category. His only comment was that we would take the carb to the mechanic that did his work the coming weekend.
So Saturday arrives, and we make the 30 mile trip to the mechanic's shop (benefit of living in the boondocks of central Missouri). Dad has me describe the problem, and the mechanic laughed. Well, no kit enjoys being laughed at, and I was no exception! When the mechanic stopped laughing, he explained that he was not laughing at me; rather at the situation.
The "exploded view" is a generic view for that style of carburetor. RARELY, IF EVER, IS IT ABSOLUTELY CORRECT FOR ANY SPECIFIC CARBURETOR. The parts I had "lost" were not in my carburetor from the beginning! Then he complemented me on my work, and suggested maybe, after I got out of school, mechanics would be a good vocation (making up for the laughing).
I have seen a few of the "exploded views" with a caviat in print so fine that only a Philadephia attorney with a magnifying glass could read: "parts may vary".
In the case of the Carter W-1, Carter built 128 different. Some of the old time aftermarket kits DID contain an exploded view (generic, one size fits none); but the Carter kits did not. The Carter kits contained the Carter rebuilding literature that I have published on my website (with full authority from Carter to do so) and a bill-of-material for the carb serviced by the kit in question.
So, to sum up the above; good luck on finding an exploded view; and even better luck should you actually find one!
Jon.
