| dso72 | -- 06-02-2010 @ 9:18 AM |
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I rebuilt my Ford Holley carburetor over the weekend and I ran into an assembly problem. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I installed the needle in the carburetor base, then installed the spray bar, then the hold down plate and the screws. My problem is: I can not tighten the screws. The screws seem to be too short. What did I do wrong? I thought I was carefully placing items in the correct order during dis-assembly. Obviously, I'm mistaken. Thanks for the help.
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| deluxe40 | -- 06-02-2010 @ 9:55 AM |
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There are two hold down plates and two pairs of screws of different lengths. Sounds like you are putting the short screws in place of the longer ones. Look for a pair of similar, but longer, screws. Don't ask how I know.
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| deluxe40 | -- 06-02-2010 @ 10:15 AM |
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Here's a picture of an old Holley. Note the plate with shorter screws on the left.
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| dso72 | -- 06-02-2010 @ 10:40 AM |
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Thanks Deluxe40 for the reply. I thought the same thing regarding the screws. When the shorter screws are installed (left of pic.), the screws do not reach the threaded holes. In the pic., the longer screws were on the left and the shorter screws on the right with the spray bar. Should I use the longer screws to seat the needle then replace them with the shorter screws? Would this ruin the point of the needle?
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| dso72 | -- 06-02-2010 @ 6:58 PM |
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deluxe40 a picture is worth a thousand words! Looking at the picture and reexamining my carb, I had the atomizer bars off by 180 degrees. Corrected the problem and the pieces fit as they should. Thanks for taking the time and helping me with my project.
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| deluxe40 | -- 06-02-2010 @ 7:38 PM |
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dso72 - Glad the picture helped. Thanks for getting back to us. What year car are you working on? I'm not sure what car my Holley came off of.
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| dso72 | -- 06-03-2010 @ 9:09 AM |
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deluxe40, I'm working on a 35 cabriolet. I purchased the car from the original owner who has had the car stored since the late 50's. The running gear was changed when the owner returned from the war. I believe it is from a 1940 or later Ford. I'm in the process of getting it to run. I'm learning a lot about these old Fords and it has been fun.
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| ford38v8 | -- 06-03-2010 @ 11:27 AM |
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dso72, The Ford-Holley 94 you have is an excellent carburetor and will work fine for your '35 Ford, but thought you'd like to know that the Stromberg is the original correct carburetor for a '35. If you're interested in determining the exact model 94 you have, look on the driver's side for a large cast-in code number, such as 91-99; or 59, or several others. Post that number here, and we'll I.D. it for you. Alan
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| dso72 | -- 06-04-2010 @ 8:40 AM |
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Thanks Alan...I have a 59 cast in the housing.
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| deluxe40 | -- 06-04-2010 @ 8:47 AM |
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dso72 - I think the carburetor in the picture is later, maybe '53. It has an automatic choke assembly. By the way, you can probably have some fun identifying the engine block in your car using the following web site: http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_specifications.htm This message was edited by deluxe40 on 6-4-10 @ 8:53 AM
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| ford38v8 | -- 06-04-2010 @ 10:41 AM |
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dso72, Your carb marked 59 is correct for Ford/Mercury, 1946-1948. Alan
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