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#69914 12/12/2006 7:31 PM
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I'm posting this for someone ... can you help him out? ~~ Peg


I'm not a Stovebolt member. My Dad has a 1955 gmc 2nd series pickup. We need to adjust the carb. His truck came from Colorado and has the factory installed high altitude jet. When looking in his manual, it shows the carb settings, But not the High altitude jet setting. The manual says that we should refer to truck service bulletin T-12-065#3 Do you have any Bulletins or info.

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Gregory, Mich 48137


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Might be worth the effort to PM carbking.


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Carbking doesn't answer PM's; because every forum is different, and he is computer-challenged :o

As a general rule, most carburetors were calibrated as follows:

Sea level~4000 feet - standard calibration
4000~6000 feet - one size lean
6000~7000 feet - two sizes lean
7000~8000 feet - three sizes lean

Some carburetors were specifically calibrated for 10000 feet and above; but these are best left at those altitudes.

Easiest procedure is to locate the identification number for the carb in question:

Carburetor identification guide

Then one can look up the specifications for that carburetor at one's current altitude. Most of these units have a fixed jet that has no adjustment; one just installs the correct jet.

Jon.


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