Carter YF & YFA

The instructions are a bit ambiguous on how to measure the float. The early type float and late type float...

1979, 1983-85 The fuel bowl vent is used to vent the float bowl, otherwise a vacuum will result and excess...

Carter YF & YFA Check Ball & Check Weight Placement 1st of all we should know what the check ball...

Testing your choke With the engine off and the engine cold. Press on the accelerator a bit to allow the...

There is a lot of erroneous information in the classic car world about the Carter YF vs YFA carburetor. Hopefully...

Trouble With Idle?Make sure the idle is at specified RPM when adjusting the idle mixture screw. Once the RPM gets...

With no carb number you will need to measure what is in the carburetor now. CARB NUM CFM PRIMARY JET...

Late Model YFA (aluminum base) Most YFA carburetors would have the star type of adjusting screw. This adjustment is important...

Carter YF 1 barrel downdraft carburetor exploded view with parts list. Please notice that this is a somewhat generic breakdown...

How to find the Carter YF, YFA carburetor number? Which means finding the correct kit. Some older YF’s have the...

The table below assumes that the carburetor number matches with the vehicle, which isn’t always true. When you don’t know...

My accelerator pump diaphragm leaks around the housing These sometimes become warped and need to be made flat again. Place...

As the throttle is let off, the pump diaphragm moves to the down position. The check ball at ‘A’ drops...

Carter YF Carburetor Rebuild Videos Watch these videos about rebuilding the Carter YF carburetor. The video take you through the...

Carter YFA Carburetor Rebuild Videos Watch these videos about rebuilding the Carter YFA carburetor. The videos take you through the...