Re: [gremlintime] Re: Old carb vs. new ones...tough choice....

["John Ferguson III" <liberty_valence@xxxx>]

I have always rebuilt my carbs.......probably because I'm cheap, & like to 
do as much as I can myself. Having said that, the original 24-year-old 
Q-jet on my Caddy is working perfectly, as is the $10 swap-meet 1850 Holley 
that used to be on my Grem (now on my friend's--sorry--Camaro). I won't 
futz with a feedback carb, though!

John
1974 Gremlin X
1979 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
1992 F-350 4x4 diesel
More vehicles, 2 crazy cats, 1 lazy dog, and my loving wife. =)



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Subject: [gremlintime] Re: Old carb vs. new ones...tough choice....
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:02:54 EST

I have had nothing but problems trying to revive my old carbs, if you
really want your car to operate correctly, a professionally rebuilt unit 
will
be the way to go. I bought a rebuilt unit for a '74 CJ for my '74 Gremlin, a
one barrel, I had to spend an extra $7 at the speed shop for a linkage
nipple to make it work as the original, but other than that, I only paid 
$87,
16 refund for the core, total $61 plus the $7 nipple. So, you can take your
chances either way, the new carb could have problems, too. But, I think if
you want a more permanent solution, get a new one, you can return it for a
refund if it has problems. :) Just my .03 worth.

Jerry in Virginia
8 Gremlin, the dang '78 GT still won't run on a used carb ( tried 3 so 
far...)


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