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#55871 02/01/2006 12:19 AM | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 7 | Hello all! I am the proud new owner of a 58 Apache. We would like to find a reman carb but I cant seem to find one anywhere! We have a Rochester 2-Jet with an Automatic Choke. The choke is heat not linkage. The engine is a 283. The carb number is 7008597. Can anyone help us?? | | |
#55872 02/01/2006 2:26 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | did you try autozone?they had one for a 61 235. | | |
#55873 02/01/2006 3:06 AM | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 7 | Yeah, they couldnt even help. I have called every shop in town, Carburetor Exchange, American Classic Truck, Auto Parts Restoration and a few others. Would a 235 fit a 283? | | |
#55874 02/01/2006 3:29 AM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy 1958Apache, could you not rebuild your carb if you got a kit? A carb for a 235 would be a single barrel, a 283 is a two barrel. I found an AUTOLINE PRODUCTS LTD. number in an old catalogue C912 AUTOLINE is from Winnipeg Manitoba | | |
#55875 02/01/2006 4:17 AM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | can't believe ya can't get a rochester 2 barrel, NAPA right above the border can have it next morning, if they don't have one on the shelf - maybe just because of the auto choke? how about one w/ a manual choke and switch the choke stuff over from yours?
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#55876 02/01/2006 2:38 PM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 | Carquest is usually pretty well stocked for old GM parts also. Might want to check for swap meets coming to your area then theres always Ebay.
Bruce Old Toy: Ol' Betsy stock 59 Apache SB Stepside (Gone but not Forgotten) New Toy: 1962 Impala SS Coupe The Driver: 1990 Toyota truck
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#55877 02/01/2006 3:02 PM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 | You might check with Langdon Stovebolt...they sell a really nice 2bbl Holley Weber w/ electric choke for that application. | | |
#55878 02/01/2006 11:25 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | These arn,t hard to o-haul if you have any mechanic skills. Or find an old timer that can do it. Half the reman carbs don,t work right & don,t match the engine. If you do get a reman Of all things don,t turn in the old carb. untill the the job is done & you are satisfied. Check with Carbking. He posts a lot on this websight & can rebuild it for you or give some ggod advice. They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#55879 02/05/2006 3:07 AM | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 175 | If it was mine I'd go on ebay and get a 4 barrel manifold for any small block and an appropriate Rochester 4GC carb, and call it could. The right 4GC should improve both gas milage and performance. Ask Jon (carbking) for the right numbers to get the perfect carb.
Boo
We don't need no stinking V-8s!!
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#55880 02/05/2006 5:19 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | the biggest problem I've run into with "rebuilding" carbs is loose throttle shaft clearance. you can probably install a kit in your carb,but if the throttle shaft is worn,you get a variable,intermittent vacuum leak,which will make it impossible to tune properly.Even some professional carb rebuilders overlook this part,so it's worth doing some research first to be sure re-bushing the throttle shaft is part of every rebuild. If Carbking is being recommended on this site,you can be pretty sure you'll get a quality rebuild there. These guys don't settle for cutrate work. Speed | | |
#55881 02/06/2006 9:21 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | Check with carbking who posts on here often. | | |
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