The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop I can't rebuild a carb

Just proved it to myself again..the rochester on my 235..Bought a kit..It ran Ok after that but not great...Hard to start, rough idle no matter how you tuned it...took the carb apart and reset everything..same difference..

Last week I'm up late on Jim Carters site and out of the blue I buy a rebuilt carb..upgraded to automatic choke. Hook the carb up, turn the key on...step on the starter...instant nice idle first try, even with no gas in the carb..just a prime.Seems to happen to me all the time. I'm thinkin it must be better deep cleaning of the passages where they rebuid them.

Thanks..I feel better now..Got a good running engine even though I don't know why I can't do it with one of my rebuilt carbs.

Keith

Don't beat your self up over a old rochester most of them are junk. I've worked a on alot of them only about 3 out of ten are rebuildable. I've been useing tilotson and carter yf carbs for the last few year with great success. The last yf I rebuilt worked right on the first start with only idle adjustment needed. What kind of carb did you buy?