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65 4 dr. Valiant 200

Almost certainly needs a rebuild, but I'll take it over a parts store rebuilt unit any day and rebuild it myself (if I were still running carbs). Even if you have no carb rebuilding experience whatsoever, it would be difficult to do as poor a job as the companies that supply parts stores with their rebuilt carbs.

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"Mad Scientist" Matt Cramer
'66 Dart - turbocharged 225
My blog - Mad Scientist Matt's Lair

From little experience I have it looks all right, looks in the same condition the original carb on my car had which had easily been around the clock 2 - 3 times. Find a good rebuild kit from a decent supplier and go ahead. I'm sure SSD will chime in with a full response!

Probably a relatively good candiate for a rebuild, but still a bit of a gamble; could be corroded inside beyond effective cleanup. Also, it's from a pre-1967 170 engine and so is a really small carb (smallest venturi, small throttle bore). It is equipped for PCV, so the car was a California or New York unit or was ordered with PCV which was not standard equipment in all the states until '63.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

So am I better replacing a jacked up choke, various old and worn out parts and all the old springs and such that can "plug and play" so to speak?

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65 4 dr. Valiant 200

Um…



Operator?

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

I thought '65 was the PCV year on Mopars?

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick

California cars got PCV instead of road draft tube starting in '61. New York starting in '62. Nationwide + export for '63.

The breather inlet was originally vented to atmosphere. Starting in '64 (California) and '68 (nationwide + export), the breather inlet was ducted to the carburetor air cleaner.

This holds for all makes -- not just Mopars.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

If that is true the BBS on the '72 slant I just bought is really old!

Ok I remember where I got '65 from. 65 was the year the SB BBD's got a wire and stud to mount the air cleaner.

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick

Show us a picture.
'66, except on Barracudas which got it in '65.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Digicam crapped out. I'll get the GF to take a pic and I'll email it to someone.

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick