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Detroit Lubricator Carburetor
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rogerh |
10-04-2013 @ 11:08 AM
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Does anyone out there know how to successfully rebuild the Detroit Lubricator carburetor? Any help would be much appreciated?
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supereal |
10-05-2013 @ 2:18 PM
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I am attaching two pages from the old Ford bulletins outlining the Detroit Lubricator carb. It isn't a "how to", but should give you some insight on that very old obsolete carb.
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supereal |
10-05-2013 @ 2:19 PM
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Here is page two.
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rogerh |
10-07-2013 @ 1:47 PM
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Thanks. I have the Bulletins, and Dave Rehor's 32 info book. What I need is parts and/or someone who knows what they're doing to rebuild it. One carb rebuilder said they're very difficult to rebuild, but he'd try for $2500! Hopefully someone at least has some parts for a little cheaper.
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39 Ken |
10-08-2013 @ 4:09 AM
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Jim Kroll from Perry, OH. His contact info is in the V8 Club directory. He can answer your questions and/or do the work for you.
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3w2 |
10-08-2013 @ 7:04 PM
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I've rebuilt a number of them and they are not difficult to do. The secret is thorough cleaning, freely moving vanes, a throttle shaft free of excess wear, and a properly functioning float valve. If your float valve needle is worn, it can be reground to restore it and you can restore the seat with an appropriate size drill with the tip ground to the correct angle. A worn throttle shaft can be brazed and turned in a lathe to restore it. Finding a new throttle shaft and float valve needle and seat is a tall order and even finding the gaskets has become a challenge. I ran out of new parts a long time ago and have had to restore used ones as a result. Dave
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rogerh |
10-19-2013 @ 8:35 AM
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Thanks for your reply. I finally found Mark at Classic Carburetors, who has rebuilt a number of the DL carbs. I sent it to him and hopefully he'll do a good job. I still need a true 32 throttle body with the closed opposite end of the throttle shaft. Mine is apparently a 33 with a plugged end. If you have any leads, I'd appreciate it. Thanks again. Roger
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salazarich |
02-04-2014 @ 4:14 PM
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as far i know all 1932 fords have a frame reveal.
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rogerh |
05-13-2014 @ 9:04 AM
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Thanks Dave. I sent my carb to Classic Carburetors, and $585 later, it came looking great with a new throttle shaft. Unfortuanatly, there was no improvement in how it worked. The problem is the engine dying at stop signs. They only test them on a static engine, and when I called to tell them they needed to test it in a running car, they said they didn't do that. He suggested I send it in and they'll try again, but that will be fruitless unless they put it in a driving car. He didn't have any clues as to why the engine dies at stop signs. Any ideas?
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TomO |
05-16-2014 @ 6:07 AM
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Your engine could die from too low idle speed, flooding from a too high float level or starving from too low a float level. A vacuum leak could also cause it to die. You might give a better explanation of what you are doing when it dies. Does it happen just before you stop? does it happen after you stop and idle for a few seconds? Does it die when you start out? Does it die after idling for a minute or longer? Look at your spark plugs, do they have black sooty deposits? How does your car idle when warm? Does pulling out the choke slightly help with the problem? Does pulling out the throttle help with the problem?
Tom
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