Not something I would do. Why? Early in my career I was working on a Rochester Quadrajet on a V-8 Chevrolet Chevelle. I had rebuilt the carburetor but was having problems and I decided to save myself some time and take the top off of the carburetor and work on…
Rochester Tri-Power carburetor kits. These are the 2G and 2GC carburetors. The 2GC is the carburetor in the middle and would have the automatic choke attached. The front and rear carburetor does not have a choke.Selecting kits for the tri-power carburetors is straight forward if you still have the tags…
Here is a question I received from a customer recently. I rebuilt my 1904 using kit #k4043, got new mixture screw and pump link. not having much carb experience I think I have some problems. I’ll list what I think is wrong.Will idle only if choke partially closed, did it…
One of the most common problems on almost any carburetor is when the accelerator pump circuit fails to deliver the correct amount of fuel. The accelerator circuit works, you guessed it, when accelerating. Throttling up requires an extra shot of fuel and the accelerator pump forces that extra fuel up…
I would look closely at the main discharge. See #28 on the diagram to the right. Remove the aluminum clean out plug. If you purchased our kit you will find one was added but bagged separate from the kit. Using a flat blade screw driver remove the discharge jet. These…
Here is a question I got from one of my customers. My Rochester 2 jet Has a stumble when pulling away from a light or stop sign. I purchased a accelerator pump and power valve from you. I thoroughly cleaned the carburetor and replaced those items. Now with the engine…
NOS, New Old Stock, which means a part has been sitting around for several years and may not be produced anymore. Some refer to NOS as new old original equipment parts, but NOS can also include non original aftermarket parts.
Customer question. Can you give me ideas on how to remove the main nozzle for a Marvel Schebler TSX-530 Type C carburetor? According to the manuel it unscrews from the bottom. I assume that the main jet and the nozzle are one piece. I haven’t tried beating on it or…
I get questions about fuel leaking at the throttle shaft often. This time it is a question about the Carter W-1 carburetor leaking fuel past the throttle shaft.
The Rochester B carburetor can have a couple of different types of main discharge check ball assemblies as shown in Illustration 1. The float bowl on the left is our main concern here. You can watch the how to video below, or read on to get the same information.