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#42699 06/15/2004 9:35 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 | I've put a kit into my 49 3600 w/stock 216 twice now. The carb runs rich and I'm getting terrible mileage. The carb is a Rochester B. I'm tired of messing with this and considering a different carb. CarbKing hates "B's" and recommends the Carter YF.or the Carter W-1. Any experience with any of these carbs is appreciated. I know I can also get a rebuilt B, but an curious about the Carters. | | |
#42700 06/15/2004 10:10 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 122 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 122 | I had a YF on my GMC 270 before I put the 235 back in my truck. It was really easy to rebuild and worked great. If I could have found one for my 235 I would have put that on the truck in a heartbeat.
Steve
55 1st Series 3/4 ton
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#42701 06/15/2004 10:38 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | Back when the family shop was a Carter service center, the Carter ad read like this:
"The ABC's of carburetion- - - -Always Buy Carter!"
While that was a good advertising ploy, it was also true. Carter just made a better carburetor. Given a choice, I'll take Carter over Rochester anytime.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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#42702 06/15/2004 11:27 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 2,715 Carburetion specialist | | Carburetion specialist Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 2,715 | Dave - cut a hole in the hood, and hire a 15-year old to stand on the running board, and pour gas into the engine out of an old boot - it will beat the Rochester B  Just don't corner too fast  Jon.
Good carburetion is fuelish hot airThe most expensive carburetor is the wrong one you attempt to modify. If you truly believe "one size fits all," try walking a mile in your spouse's shoes!The Carburetor Shop | | |
#42703 06/16/2004 6:13 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,271 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,271 | Isn't Edelbrock the Carter of today? I mean, didn't they take Carter over or something?
Anyway, I had a Rochester on my truck ... it was a real pain. So I put an Edelbrock on -- right out of the box and it's been trouble free for a year and a half.
~~ Alan Horvath 1954 Chevy PickupSinging his praises in thePassing Lane | | |
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