The Rochester B has a well-deserved bad rap around here. But I’d hazard a guess that more Bolters are running them, than those than are running a YF. When I see a Stovebolt-powered vehicle, be it a car or truck, at a show…9 times out of 10 it’s running a Rochester.
I made the change to the YF and wouldn’t even think about going back. But depending on your goals and willingness to -~make~ the Rochester B work….it can be made to work.
It would take nearly zero effort, and very little money, to throw a kit in yours and see what happens.
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Originally Posted by JW51
It would take nearly zero effort, and very little money, to throw a kit in yours and see what happens.
I agree with JW51. Besides, you might find that if you have a Carter YF that does not have the cable brackets for choke and throttle and you want them....that bracket can be a bit pricey.
I still have the Rochester B on my 1954. Its not a daily driver, but it starts every time and works well.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys.. I'm going to put gas in the tank this afternoon and try starting it.. if the carb is the bad link I'm going to order a carter straight away. I still remember running carter 4 barrels in my w57 chevy backy in the day.. never had a problem.
Just in case I need it do you have suggestions on where to get a quality new or rebuild YF
I'll update later on how the start up went.
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As others have pointed out, the Carter YF is the superior carb, but think about how many millions of miles those Rochester B's serviced in these trucks and other applications? Do a proper rebuild on one, without skipping any steps or cutting corners, and they are a good serviceable carb. Just my two cents.
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Update on carb. Didn’t get around to putting gas on until this morning and tried to crank it. Had gas leak at the fuel pump intake side. The 5/16 fitting was gauled beyond repair. Trip to hardware was fruitless but found a barb that would fit so went with it. Ohh I was glad I put a shutoff valve on the line 😁
Got that fixed and poured more gas in the carb a couple times to get it started. On the third try it stayed running. I cut it off after about 40 seconds and got the water hose and filled the radiator and had a major leak.
Freeze plug had a hole on it. Cleaned it as good as I could and when I finish this post going to mix up some JB weld.
Will let you know how that goes tomorrow after letting it set up overnight.
Cheers and wish me luck
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