You probably mean "Rochester B". Some models have a "C" cast into the body - ignore that. Look for a tag to get the carb number. I bought my kit at the local parts store. Phoned the store and the universal carb kit was available for pickup the following day.
Rubidu8 - Perhaps you can post a picture of your carb? As Gord mentioned, no such thing as a Rochester C model, but there is a Rochester BC model which is a Rochester B with an automatic choke instead of the manual choke operation of a Rochester B.
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Contact Jon at The Carburetor Shop (573) 392-7378. Please call him on Monday and Tuesday. He is on-site here frequently, has contributed a wealth of information over the years and has a broad knowledge of Rochester and other carburetors. He is in Eldon, MO and a real gentleman. Should you need help in straightening the body castings (a common problem), I have written a report on that. It is around here somewhere. Personally I would be cautious of any "universal' kit. There were too many variations of the Rochester B (which due to the year is what I think you probably have). Good luck!
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Contact Jon at The Carburetor Shop (573) 392-7378. Please call him on Monday and Tuesday. He is on-site here frequently, has contributed a wealth of information over the years and has a broad knowledge of Rochester and other carburetors. He is in Eldon, MO and a real gentleman. Should you need help in straightening the body castings (a common problem), I have written a report on that. It is around here somewhere. Personally I would be cautious of any "universal' kit. There were too many variations of the Rochester B (which due to the year is what I think you probably have). Good luck!
According to another Bolter with the same question, Jon H doesn't have kits for Rochesters, which is why I recommended Daytona.
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Just to set the record straight, we manufacture kits for EVERY Rochester produced from 1949 Olds (ugh) to and including 1974 including the (pass the Advil) Olds Jetfire sidedraft type R and RC models. All single barrel, 2 barrel, and 4 barrel Rochesters in this era.
Just require identification of the carb.
Jon
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1) The Rochester path - Properly identify the carb (via tag) and source the RIGHT kit (probably from Jon H). If you’re quite confident the carb is original to the vehicle, you might have a shot at sourcing the RIGHT kit by vehicle application.
If the carb shows any signs of being rebuilt a time or three, and the tag is missing….there is a 80%+ chance it’s a mishmash of parts that may or may not be compatible with each other. If you are committed to using this carb, buy a cheap Walker kit and hope for the best. It’ll kinda sorta run. Most B’s, unless they are really dialed in, run in a “controlled spill” sort of fashion.
With either the right kit or the wrong kit, might as well plan on doing the warpage-straightening procedure in Jon G’s tech tip. Also plan to do a bit of futzing and polishing of the power valve.
2) The Carter Path- Buy a Chevy-application Carter YF core. Might be a 3211s in your case. A 2101s would probably be fine as well. Buy the right kit, rebuild it, and bolt it on. Done.
Just to set the record straight, we manufacture kits for EVERY Rochester produced from 1949 Olds (ugh) to and including 1974 including the (pass the Advil) Olds Jetfire sidedraft type R and RC models. All single barrel, 2 barrel, and 4 barrel Rochesters in this era.
Just require identification of the carb.
Jon
Jon, thank you for clearing that up. I don't know why Guitplayer posted that you don't have parts for Rochester carbs in his thread.
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Possibly he called looking for a complete Rochester B of which we have zero; or perhaps his carb could not be identified, and there was a misunderstanding.
Jon
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