Re: [AMC-list] Anybody got a core Holley 1909? Or upgrade? Or rebuilder?

[Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

I rebuilt the 1909 I have about a year ago. It cleaned up nice. I
replaced gaskets and jet - but the idle set screw (or whatever big 'ol
screw it has) seemed stripped out a bit. Turning it in did not do
much. The carb works, and I got some good miles out of it. But I could
not get the idle slow enough. It worked fine for grocery trips and
heading out on the highway, though.

I'm thinking if I pick up a rebuildable and send it in to be
professionally done - hopefully it will address that issue. And I will
keep mine on the car while the rebuildable is out getting done - just
in case the subdivision covenant folks come knocking on my door (want
to make sure the car will start - don't expect any hassles, but gotta
make sure).

I had the tank cleaned about two and a half years ago. Replaced fuel
lines. Replaced the fuel pump a while back - and the filter is pretty
fresh. However - I wanted to see if my fuel gauge was accurate after
replacing the fuel sending unit - so I ran it down to less than an
eigth of a tank. I definately could have picked some junk up.

On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 10:51 PM, tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Bruce,
>>
>> Carburetor rebuilds are generally not that difficult to do. The only problem
>> you're likely to have is that the throttle shaft is worn and needs a bushing
>> made for it. That should be a piece of cake for a machine shop.
>
>
> Yep, what Matt sez. Also if you rebuild a core from eBay or something,
> worst case is you "take too long" or whatever.
>
> I don't like using all the solvents it takes to clean carbs. Those old
> 'carburetor dip' buckets are expensive now though they worked pretty
> good. That white milky stuff, I dunno, I think it had a lot of MEK
> (methyl ethyl ketone) in it which is truly nasty toxic crap.
>
> I've pretty much switched over to 100% "garage floor cleaner", eg. the
> purple stuff, instead of solvent. It degreases like crazy, I use stiff
> plastic brushes, wire brushes for steel, plastic pot scrubbers, and
> steel wool. I use alcohol etc for gasket surface wipes and such. I
> think that purple stuff eats lighter metals, but for scrubbing and
> rinsing it should be fine. Just don't let it sit overnight or
> anything. But a lot of carb gunk is like varnish, and needs evil
> solvents to remove. The outside will clean fine in purple stuff.
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