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EFV-8 Club Forum / Light Commercial Truck Discussion / Carburetor question

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jyakel
10-16-2014 @ 9:41 AM
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Hello all,
I am new to the EFV8 club and to the classic car hobby. Question for you learned people: I have a 1949 Ford F-3 pickup with an 8BA flathead V8 engine. The carburetor is stock (I think) but I'm pretty sure it needs a rebuild as the power piston will not pump any gas when needed for acceleration. In order to rebuild the carb I have to know what kind of carb it is. The markings on it say 'Ford' on the passenger side, '94' on the firewall side, and 'model 7RT' on the drivers side. So what do I have? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

alanwoodieman
10-16-2014 @ 11:48 AM
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you have the correct7 RT carb for the truck. picture of the trucl?

ken ct.
10-16-2014 @ 2:06 PM
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Check your PM's [private messages] ken ct.

jyakel
10-16-2014 @ 3:20 PM
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Alan,
Thank you for checking my carburetor for me. So is the 7RT a Holley carb or something else? Attached is a picture of my truck when I brought it home from Iowa. It was pretty complete but needs new brakes, new wiring, driver's door glass is broken, interior panels are missing, and a little rust in the usual places. It was parked with the parking brake on for probably 15+ years so almost everything is froze up. My automotive skills are limited so it will never be a Barrett Jackson Auction truck. I hope I can make it a safe and dependable weekly driver. That's my goal.
John

alanwoodieman
10-16-2014 @ 8:18 PM
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short running bds-so always a stake bed and a neat looking one at that, have ken in ct rebuild your carb for you, easiest solution to getting a good running truck engine. Frozen brakes are the norm, had to beat on the rear drums on a 1/2 ton that was left with the parking brakes on, finally broke the drum to get it off. I like stakebeds, have 2- 41 3/4 ton, and a 1 1/2 ton myself

jyakel
10-17-2014 @ 4:52 AM
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Alan,
Thanks for the good comments about my 'project' truck. I think I will take your good advice (and the advice of others) and have Ken Ct rebuild my carb. That way I know it will be done right.
Who do you use for Ford parts? I have used Dennis Carpenter in NC and MAC in NY. Any other suppliers I should know about?
John

TomO
10-17-2014 @ 7:07 AM
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John,

That is a very nice truck.

Welcome to the Club and the Forum. I hope that you will join a Regional Group near your home. The experience of local members will help you in solving a lot of your problems in getting your truck back on the road. You can also get good answers on this Forum.

For more vendors, go to the home page of this site and scroll down to LINKS and click on VENDORS.

Your carburetor was built by Holley for Ford. The H on the accelerator pump housing denotes this. I agree with the others that you should have your carburetor rebuilt instead of just putting in a kit yourself, due to your comment about your automotive skills.

You could try pulling the truck backwards for a short distance, to free up the brakes. If the shoes are not stuck to the drum, this works sometimes.

Rhode Island wiring and Tyree wires are both good sources for a new wiring harness.



Tom

ken ct.
10-17-2014 @ 12:29 PM
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Whoo nice truck,is it black or the lighting in the pic. ken ct.

unclemark
10-17-2014 @ 5:46 PM
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Nice project.

41 panel & 41 1.5 platform

jyakel
10-18-2014 @ 5:15 AM
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Hi Tom,
Thanks for the info on venders and H code for my carb indicating it was a Holley made for Ford. Actually there is a Holley plant down in Bowling Green Kentucky not far from my house (the same Bowling Green where Corvettes fall into sink holes!). But absolutely everyone has steered me to Ken ct to get my carb rebuilt and that's what I am going to do.
I did get the brakes unstuck, a formidable job. I rebuilt them with new wheel cylinders, relined shoes, turned drums, new front brake lines (the rubber ones), and bleeding the system. The emergency brakes were a challenge too. Luckily I found on the Internet a cable place in Michigan that remade the rear brake cables as mine were frozen solid. After a lot of WD 40 and pulling on the old ones the cables just snapped in two.
Thanks Tom,
John

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