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NYFDX

Posted 2019-03-08 12:47 PM (#579033)
Subject: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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Greetings again,

I'm looking for info on the type carb on a 58 Firedome wagon with 330 hemi. I pulled the one on the motor off to have it rebuilt but there is no model number to be found on the carb. I guess there was a tag attached to the air horn but it's no longer there. I am trying to find a re-build kit but without the model number am having no luck.

Any ideas? I could also just by another carb, just looking for input on where to find one, or a re-bulid kit.

Thanks in advance.

56D500boy

Posted 2019-03-08 3:04 PM (#579039 - in reply to #579033)
Subject: RE: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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Houston? We might have problem.

A 330 hemi in a 58 Desoto does not compute (I think it should be a 361 non-hemi with the distributor at the front of the intake manifold, at least based on this:)

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Posted 2019-03-09 2:27 AM (#579066 - in reply to #579033)
Subject: Re: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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The last hemi used in Desotos in 57 was a 341 (non Adventurer) so a 330 is definitely not the original engine. If it is a 330 Desoto w/ 4 bbl. it would be a carter WCFB.

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Posted 2019-03-09 12:14 PM (#579081 - in reply to #579033)
Subject: Re: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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I am more curious about the 330 semi.......

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Posted 2019-03-09 12:23 PM (#579082 - in reply to #579081)
Subject: Re: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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wayfarer - 2019-03-09 9:14 AM

I am more curious about the 330 semi......

I was wondering whether that was a typo (he meant hemi but typed semi) *OR* he meant semi as in semi-hemi = polyspherical = poly

Regardless, by 1958 a 330 from the factory wasn't very likely as far as I understand.

wayfarer

Posted 2019-03-10 1:37 PM (#579122 - in reply to #579033)
Subject: Re: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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...NO Desoto semi/poly heads except for the 57 KDS which is a 325 Dodge engine....hhhmmmm......

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Posted 2019-03-10 7:32 PM (#579133 - in reply to #579033)
Subject: Re: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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This is awesome. It's a 56 desoto with the 330 hemi. Guess I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

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Posted 2019-03-10 8:31 PM (#579136 - in reply to #579133)
Subject: Re: 58 Desoto Firedome/330 semi carb

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NYFDX - 2019-03-10 4:32 PM

This is awesome. It's a 56 desoto with the 330 hemi. Guess I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

So it was the "58" that was wrong not the 330 Firedome (hemi)?

NYFDX - 2019-03-08 9:47 AM
I'm looking for info on the type carb on a 58 Firedome wagon with 330 hemi.

I guess we will have to cut you some slack. :P

A 56 Firedome is an S23.

An S23 used a 1637 361 carburetor, also known 2310S as shown below.

Searching for Desoto carburetors with 2310S turns up this:

http://www.carburetion.com/Kits/desoto.htm

Which surprises me that the carb is a Carter BBD 2 bbl and the rebuild kit is a AF2032:

http://www.carburetion.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?part=AF2032