This is one of those threads I toss out about 2 days before I receive and install my rebuilt carb. I did not rebuild it myself. Carbs have always been a mystery to me and are one of my least understood parts of a motor. So then, I am soliciting advice on any adjustments or checks I might need to do before putting it on the motor besides the obvious vacuum and fuel line connections.

Go easy on me, I really DO try.

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What kind of carb is it? Did you send it to a carb shop to get rebuilt or are you buying a remanufactured carb?

It is a reman Holley 1945 that I have purchased. I acknowledged that I have my limits and rebuilding a carburetor while balancing school and newborn twins breaches that limit... and they scare the heck out of me. All those bearings and miscellaneous loseable parts.

Any tips on setting the fuel mixture without an exhaust wand and anything else I need to adjust prior to starting?

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There are instructions in this thread. Don't be afraid to rebuild a 1bbl carb. You could teach a kid how to rebuild one in one sitting. Theres really nothing to it and hardly any loose parts. You could take your sweet time and rebuild one of these things in less than a half hour. Hopefully the carb works for you. If you've read up much on this board, you'd know that buying a remanned carb is a no no. You might get lucky and it'll work ok but theres also a good possibility it wont run right from the get go. Good luck.

http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33102

I referred back to the eBay history of the seller for all of the carbs sold, and those feedback were very good. So I can hope.

What I plan to do is install the new one, and considering that it works as intended, I will then rebuild the one on the car now. That way there is no hurry and no real harm done should I screw something up. That will help me get over my fear of carbs in a non-threatening environment.

Thanks for your help and for the video.

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New carb is on and all seems to check out OK so far. I do still have one question. I was adjusting the fuel mixture screw as per the info found on this site. The problem is that as I was backing the screw out 1/4 turn at a time, it never reached a point where the RPMs dropped off. It was backed out far enough that it felt like the screw was about to come out without a drop.

When that happens, how do you find a midpoint if you only have the lean dropoff mark?

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I've noticed this on a number of various carbs I've had throughout the years. If you have a vacuum gauge, hook it to manifold vacuum and adjust the screw in until the vacuum drops a bit, then back the screw out until vacuum is highest and leave it there. Make sure your car is fully warmed up when doing this.

~RDE~

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