road robert
Well-Known Member
Hello Mopar Tribe:
I just reached out to Dan Woodruff, a sponsor of our club for some carburetor advice. My big question to you is that it is better to rebuild or replace? My car is #s matching engine/trans but not the carb and no idea about distributor. I have no repair or rebuild history. Here is what's good and what's not:
Good:
*On cold startup, pump the accelerator, choke closes then depending on when it was last started (mechanical fuel pump) it fires right up or cranks until gets fuel then fires up and high idles fine.
*Wait a bit and without "kicking down" the pedal it will idle down by itself perfectly.
*Car runs and drives well, NEVER stalls.
Bad:
*I'm not sure if I have the correct carburetor for this car (see pics) - what carburetor did a 1971 road runner 383 no A/C 4 speed w/manual steering come with?
*When warm when coming to a stop idle is very high, then slowly trickles down to normal.
*There is a flat spot when cruising at low RPMs.
*My friends behind me say the car really smells rich, although it does not smoke (their eyes are watering)!.
Conclusion:
I spoke to Dan Woodruff this week and he suggested I send my carb in for test and rebuild and distributor to check the timing curve, does this make sense vs. buying new carb & distributor?
Please Advise...
road robert
I just reached out to Dan Woodruff, a sponsor of our club for some carburetor advice. My big question to you is that it is better to rebuild or replace? My car is #s matching engine/trans but not the carb and no idea about distributor. I have no repair or rebuild history. Here is what's good and what's not:
Good:
*On cold startup, pump the accelerator, choke closes then depending on when it was last started (mechanical fuel pump) it fires right up or cranks until gets fuel then fires up and high idles fine.
*Wait a bit and without "kicking down" the pedal it will idle down by itself perfectly.
*Car runs and drives well, NEVER stalls.
Bad:
*I'm not sure if I have the correct carburetor for this car (see pics) - what carburetor did a 1971 road runner 383 no A/C 4 speed w/manual steering come with?
*When warm when coming to a stop idle is very high, then slowly trickles down to normal.
*There is a flat spot when cruising at low RPMs.
*My friends behind me say the car really smells rich, although it does not smoke (their eyes are watering)!.
Conclusion:
I spoke to Dan Woodruff this week and he suggested I send my carb in for test and rebuild and distributor to check the timing curve, does this make sense vs. buying new carb & distributor?
Please Advise...
road robert