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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 38 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 38 | Hello All. Instead of rebuilding the one barrel on my '48 6400, I'm considering just buying a new one. Which carb would be the best application right out of the box? ie: Holly? Rochester?
Rezman
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 586 | I would rebuild the one you have.They are easy to do.Hey Carbking,what do you think.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 38 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 38 | It's kind of rough, I know it could be probably be rebuilt. But I'm wondering what would be a suitable current replacement.
Rezman
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | you can get carbs that are professionally rebuilt from oldparts vendors. I got one from American classiics after I screwed up one NOS I got local | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 206 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 206 | I'm always leery about rebuilt carbs from big parts venders.(parts stores)I've seen enough of them to turn me off.Seems they have them done by children, as cheap as they can so you get em cheap also.I redo them myself,as then you know when putting them on where the problem is as I know the carb is right.With a parts store rbuild you havent seen inside it so you could have dirt, jammed screws,wrong floathights just to name a few.Tom | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I agree on rebuilding the one you have unless you are good at fabricating. When changing carbs you run into problems with linkage, fuel lines, & air cleaner mounting. Like Grub says about half of the rebuilt over the counter are not any good. The closest thing to matching are the Carter carbs from the same era. Maybe Carbking will come in & help out or you can E-mail him.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | I rebuilt the Rochester on our 6400 and it was easy. If I can do it, you might give it a shot.
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