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Rebuilding carburetors at home

Photon440 said:
Did you even read what he had posted?
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"HE" is a classic example of why "he" should let someone else rebuild his carbs....starting from selecting the correct kit, opening the box, identifying all the parts, correlating the different parts....although "he" will extol the virtues of his findings, piece by piece, adinfinitum, starting with the date,time, phase of the moon, cleaner used, as each component is removed and identified, prior to reassemble, the actual reassemble, and the physical installation instructions, component by component, prior to first start, the first start, and the individual adjustments written instructions vs actual findings and WHY "his" findings are different than what "his" buddy said....all encompassed by the white porch railing....of a pix of a meaningless car...having nothing to do with the subject....this guy suffers from an OCD issue...having to say something about everything....in great meaningless detail....like the torque value of the LR tire's valve stem cap.....
BOB RENTON
 
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Here is a suggestion, Bob.
Try the IGNORE feature. It is clear that you are jealous of me and what I do here. You might be angry with yourself for not having the time, money or motivation to get out to the garage and get your hands dirty.
It is obvious that you are having difficulty with my contributions here.
I'll explain it in simple terms so that even an engineer can understand.
I like cars. I enjoy working on them. I like sharing my experiences with others and this forum allows me to reach a larger group than what I can here in my town. In the project threads that I have started, sometimes I get advice along the way that helps me get through to the end. To me, that is great because since everything is posted out in the open, we all can benefit from it.
I use these threads as points of reference, sometimes years later. The info is stored here as if this were a library.
It is not my nature to default to professionals for everything. Your repeated suggestions to do so will continue to fall on deaf ears. People like me don't automatically look to others to solve their problems. I'm not a guy that only goes to car shows and sits in a lawn chair for 4 hours. I build them, I help friends with their cars and I do as much work on my cars as I can and enjoy learning new things. The guys that take it to a pro are the ones stuck on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck and HUGE repair bill while guys like me do what we can to get the car running again.
Your constant criticism reflects poorly on you. Nobody is impressed. You will continue to lose respect if you stay that course.
 
Kern Dog said:
Here is a suggestion, Bob.
Try the IGNORE feature. It is clear that you are jealous of me and what I do here. You might be angry with yourself for not having the time, money or motivation to get out to the garage and get your hands dirty.
It is obvious that you are having difficulty with my contributions here.
I'll explain it in simple terms so that even an engineer can understand.
I like cars. I enjoy working on them. I like sharing my experiences with others and this forum allows me to reach a larger group than what I can here in my town. In the project threads that I have started, sometimes I get advice along the way that helps me get through to the end. To me, that is great because since everything is posted out in the open, we all can benefit from it.
I use these threads as points of reference, sometimes years later. The info is stored here as if this were a library.
It is not my nature to default to professionals for everything. Your repeated suggestions to do so will continue to fall on deaf ears. People like me don't automatically look to others to solve their problems. I'm not a guy that only goes to car shows and sits in a lawn chair for 4 hours. I build them, I help friends with their cars and I do as much work on my cars as I can and enjoy learning new things. The guys that take it to a pro are the ones stuck on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck and HUGE repair bill while guys like me do what we can to get the car running again.
Your constant criticism reflects poorly on you. Nobody is impressed. You will continue to lose respect if you stay that course.
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You should send your friend bobs post, to a psychology forum. Let them chew on that for a while and see what they come up with. There's obviously something going on.
 
RJRENTON said:
"HE" is a classic example of why "he" should let someone else rebuild his carbs....starting from selecting the correct kit, opening the box, identifying all the parts, correlating the different parts....although "he" will extol the virtues of his findings, piece by piece, adinfinitum, starting with the date,time, phase of the moon, cleaner used, as each component is removed and identified, prior to reassemble, the actual reassemble, and the physical installation instructions, component by component, prior to first start, the first start, and the individual adjustments written instructions vs actual findings and WHY "his" findings are different than what "his" buddy said....all encompassed by the white porch railing....of a pix of a meaningless car...having nothing to do with the subject....this guy suffers from an OCD issue...having to say something about everything....in great meaningless detail....like the torque value of the LR tire's valve stem cap.....
BOB RENTON
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A simple 'yes' or 'no' would have sufficed.
 
Photon440 said:
A simple 'yes' or 'no' would have sufficed.
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Staying away would be even better.
He is annoyed with what I post yet he keeps popping into every tech thread I have just to complain.
Nobody forced you to respond, Bob.
If you really want to be of help, dig deep in that brain of yours and offer solutions other than take it to a professional.
This isn’t Yelp where people go to get references to shops, babysitters or businesses.
If everyone took it to a professional, this forum would die a quick death.
I try to spark conversation and draw in members to share their experiences. To the members here that have cars and actually work on them, this helps and is a good thing.

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In my shop there you can see two cars belonging to friends that I made on this site. I’ve helped out both of them and have also learned a few things from them along the way.
If I were to just take it to a professional, I may never have met them.
 
The Holley starts easy and idles great but surges and stumbles out on the road. The metering block swap helped some but it wasn’t enough. Hawk’s post about the warped main body may be the case here. I’d need something that I can trust as a straightedge to check it. In the meantime, I’m going to try the Holley from the 67 Dart again. It runs great in that car- no hesitation and that car really scrams.

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The car looks terrible and would surely get a man in trouble with the HOA association if there was one here but it runs great. If I can’t get the “rebuilt” Holley running right in this Duster I could buy something new or….
THERMOQUAD !
I have 4 of these Carter ThermoQuads…

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I had one on the car and it puked fuel inside, indicating a stuck float. It was rebuilt a couple years ago by a local guy that owned a carburetor rebuild business. He relocated about 50-60 miles away so it isn’t as convenient to go that route anymore.
I had a sweet gig going with that guy for awhile…I gave him help and sold him some parts and advised him on a car he was building. He did discounted rebuilds of my carburetors. I only farmed out the work because I was still working and my free time was limited.
Now that I’m retired, I have the time to tinker and learn.
Any tips on rebuilding these ThermoQuads?
 
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Bob is a master of irony, using many words to complain about someone else's verbosity.
 
As with all carb rebuilds, follow the adjustment sequence in the instructions!
Mike
 
Kern Dog said:
The metering block swap helped some but it wasn’t enough. Hawk’s post about the warped main body may be the case here. I’d need something that I can trust as a straightedge to check it.
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Greg, you really don't need a straightedge. Just simply clamp the body in a vise and put a larger file to it. Just be sure you are not filing while pushing hard on the ends of the file (you don't want to bow it). The metering body will soon show you where it is flat and where it isn't.

Just take your time and don't push too hard on the file. It's really pretty easy - with the level of stuff you have don this will be a cake walk for you!
 
HawkRod said:
Greg, you really don't need a straightedge. Just simply clamp the body in a vise and put a larger file to it. Just be sure you are not filing while pushing hard on the ends of the file (you don't want to bow it). The metering body will soon show you where it is flat and where it isn't.

Just take your time and don't push too hard on the file. It's really pretty easy - with the level of stuff you have don this will be a cake walk for you!
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I would get a flat piece of glass, put a sheet of sandpaper on it. Very fine grit possibly 800, or finer. Put the block on it and proceed to move the block around.
I have done thermostat housings and other things that way.
 
 
Photon440 said:
I don't know why. When I click on it, it re-directs to a link with a PDF on the carbs.
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I was able to open it up and screen-shoot every page. I have it all stored on a quickie access file folder. Thank you.
 
RJRENTON said:
"HE" is a classic example of why "he" should let someone else rebuild his carbs....starting from selecting the correct kit, opening the box, identifying all the parts, correlating the different parts....although "he" will extol the virtues of his findings, piece by piece, adinfinitum, starting with the date,time, phase of the moon, cleaner used, as each component is removed and identified, prior to reassemble, the actual reassemble, and the physical installation instructions, component by component, prior to first start, the first start, and the individual adjustments written instructions vs actual findings and WHY "his" findings are different than what "his" buddy said....all encompassed by the white porch railing....of a pix of a meaningless car...having nothing to do with the subject....this guy suffers from an OCD issue...having to say something about everything....in great meaningless detail....like the torque value of the LR tire's valve stem cap.....
BOB RENTON
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furious70 said:
Bob is a master of irony, using many words to complain about someone else's verbosity.
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TRUE......SOMEONE else's verbosity in this instance translates to a serious OCD issue ("he" will within one or two comments or less) HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING/ANYTHING or explode....any takers????.......nice weed growth behind the black car.....it looks like the LR tire's valve stem cap looks a little loose???
BOB RENTON
 
RJRENTON said:
"HE" is a classic example of why "he" should let someone else rebuild his carbs....starting from selecting the correct kit, opening the box, identifying all the parts, correlating the different parts....although "he" will extol the virtues of his findings, piece by piece, adinfinitum, starting with the date,time, phase of the moon, cleaner used, as each component is removed and identified, prior to reassemble, the actual reassemble, and the physical installation instructions, component by component, prior to first start, the first start, and the individual adjustments written instructions vs actual findings and WHY "his" findings are different than what "his" buddy said....all encompassed by the white porch railing....of a pix of a meaningless car...having nothing to do with the subject....this guy suffers from an OCD issue...having to say something about everything....in great meaningless detail....like the torque value of the LR tire's valve stem cap.....
BOB RENTON
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Bob, you're full of ****. I hate to say it because I used to like your posts, but lately you've become so negative on everything it's genuinely sad.
On another post you called KD out as wasting his time on cars rather than spending time with a loved one etc, yet here you are, following KD around on an anonymous website, criticizing his every move (and his house now by the looks). Haven't you got anything better to do? Wife or other loved one at the shops so you're bored?

Get a life.

PS How many "specialist" carburetor guys are out there now? Not many. I didn't know anything about carbs until a year or so ago, and now after a crash course, using sites like this, I'm now confident in pulling them apart and diagnosing issues as well as basic tuning.
Also, people documenting their work helps others decide when to use a professional. I saw KD's & Watermelon's documented transmission swaps (along with some Youtube videos) and felt it was too much for me to accomplish at home in a reasonable timeframe. I wouldn't have known this otherwise.
 
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Kern Dog said:
The Holley starts easy and idles great but surges and stumbles out on the road. The metering block swap helped some but it wasn’t enough. Hawk’s post about the warped main body may be the case here. I’d need something that I can trust as a straightedge to check it. In the meantime, I’m going to try the Holley from the 67 Dart again. It runs great in that car- no hesitation and that car really scrams.

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The car looks terrible and would surely get a man in trouble with the HOA association if there was one here but it runs great. If I can’t get the “rebuilt” Holley running right in this Duster I could buy something new or….
THERMOQUAD !
I have 4 of these Carter ThermoQuads…

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I had one on the car and it puked fuel inside, indicating a stuck float. It was rebuilt a couple years ago by a local guy that owned a carburetor rebuild business. He relocated about 50-60 miles away so it isn’t as convenient to go that route anymore.
I had a sweet gig going with that guy for awhile…I gave him help and sold him some parts and advised him on a car he was building. He did discounted rebuilds of my carburetors. I only farmed out the work because I was still working and my free time was limited.
Now that I’m retired, I have the time to tinker and learn.
Any tips on rebuilding these ThermoQuads?
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Our 85 360 class b camper van came with a q jet. Couldn’t get it run well. Installed a 340 Thermoquad. 2 trips to Texas, 2 trips to AZ, NM and other points ran flawlessly.
 
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