I think you still would like to know if the new carb is useable... to
anyone. See if your repairman will take it in as partial trade for
rebuilding your original.
You can't in good faith sell that new carb to someone else and tell them it
works just fine.
Perhaps a second opinion on the new carb is in order.
I prefer to use the original equipment whenever practical. A one barrel carb
can be a finicky thing.
RogerH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Morton" <morton@RAD.UPENN.EDU>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 10:12 PM
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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