Carburetor Help

[guapo2001]

Can someone point me in the right direction to get my Rochester 2bbl Carb rebuilt. I had someone local do it last year but now it seems to hesitate/bog down...

Any help would be great...

Jon

[mnunn454]

I personally don't think it's all that hard a job. Get a decent quality kit, a book and some carb soak/cleaner, an air compressor and some fine wire to run through all the passages to make sure they're clear of debris and try it yourself. You'll learn a lot in the process.

Yesterday, I helped a buddy with his Edelbrock #1406 on an 85 Corvette. It was running rich. Took off the air cleaner and you could actually see the fuel drizzling out of the booster leg on the driver's side. At first thought it might be the driver's side needle/seat. Took the carb top off 3 times before I finally saw that one of the 1/64" diamenter air bleed tubes that feed the emulsion well was plugged. A little piano wire, a few shots of HP air then reassembly and she purred like a kitten (not to mention the better fuel mileage).

Either way you go. Good luck.

[GREASEMONKEY72]

i say just rebuild it yourself, its not as hard as it sounds

[telly]

Agreed, do it yourself.

I did my first one this past winter and it wasn't that tough at all. In fact I just did my second one last week and it was soooooo easy. The only reason the first one was at all difficult was because I had the fear of the unknown.

Piece of advice - take pictures with a digital camera every step of the way on the dismantle (from being mounted on the engine to the very end). That way you will have a picture to refer to if you get stuck wondering what it should look like as you reassemble. Do this and follow the instructions that come with the carb kit and you will do fine.

[Wookiee]

I agree with everyone who says rebuild it yourself. It's really not that hard, and the sense of accomplishment is worth it. However, if you just can't or don't want to deal with it try your local auto parts chains. Most of them have rebuilt carburetors available. I did that for my '70 a couple years back (before swapping for a 4-barrel) and it cost about a hundred bucks at the local O'reilly. All the chains had 'em, they were just the closest. I guess it is kinda spendy compared to a kit, but I want to say it came with a 1 year warranty and it was quicker than doing it myself. Heck, they even had one on the shelf. Worked just as good as any I've done myself. It's all in how much time/money you want to spend.