Dan -
Rebuild the original as per your carb guy. Don't be 'cheap' when it comes
to your pride and joy. Besides, if the carb guy rebuilds it, it's
guaranteed. You'll save yourself endless frustration trying to get the other
one to work. Write off the $75 as a learning experience, so the next time
you'll do your homework before buying just any ol' carb. They were all
different from one year to the next. Besides, if $105 is out of your
budget, you're in the wrong hobby !
Just my 2¢.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Morton" <morton@rad.upenn.edu>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:12 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] A tale of two carburetors
> About 18 months ago, the World's Slowest Auto Mechanic bought a carburetor
> online. About 6 months ago, I got around to installing it; I reported my
> difficulties then -- the rebuilt 230 ran just fine at high speed, but
idled
> poorly. The general consensus from the group was that the 1-barrel Carter
> had a problem with the idle circuit (after having ruled out a vacuum
leak).
> I resolved to take it to someone to check out.
>
> And so, today I got around to it. I should add: There's been a slow drip
> from a plug at the base of the bowl -- it seems not to have been pressed
all
> the way in, compared to my original carb.
>
> The carburetor man looked at it without taking it apart, and suggested
that
> I should bring him my old carburetor to build! He said it would be a
safer
> bet -- that way, I'd be assured that the needle aperatures, etc. would be
> right for the car. I dunno; the carb I bought looks identical, and ran
just
> fine except for the idle. I paid $75 for it -- and this guy wants $105 to
> rebuild my old one! It's too late to go back to the original seller, to
be
> fair to him -- but on the other hand, I don't think I got what I paid for.
>
> What would you do, if you were in my shoes?
>
> Dan, TWSAM
> '55 Savoy
>
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