C1 Carburetor Help

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Oct 11, 2006 | 06:22 PM

corvettethomas67

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C1 Carburetor Help

A friend of mine had an old Rochester carburetor setting in his garage. He said it came from a '62 chevy. I thought -Bubba, you can use this carburetor on your car -go ahead and rebuild it!!! Now, the carb (rebuuilt) sets on the engine and I noticed...the linkage appears to operate with a 'push' mechanism -toward the radiator. And, from what I see from the AIM pages and my gas pedal mechanism, I should have a 'pull' mechanism or operation to open the butterfly's-??? OK, I admit it...I'm trying to make it work...question is...can it? Again, in advance your help is appreciated.
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Tom Spurgeon
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Oct 11, 2006 | 07:58 PM

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post a picture so we can see the linkage on the carb...
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Oct 11, 2006 | 09:42 PM

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You may have it hooked below the correct slot- it should pull back toward the firewall. I assume it is a 4 Jet?

Don

Oct 12, 2006 | 01:12 PM

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C1 Update - Oh, so much yet to learn...

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You may have it hooked below the correct slot- it should pull back toward the firewall. I assume it is a 4 Jet?

Don

First, thanks to everyone who replied to the aluminum bell housing question. I found and purchased a '553 before I heard about a '591 source -it arrived today. Second, the carburetor I have is for a later model GM that used the 'cam' or 'z-bar' mechanism to counter the pull motion from the exterior (firewall) gas lever. Out of frustration and the 'larger-then-life' Bubba sign that kept blinking over my head, I purchased a new Holley 600cfm --it's on it's way. Again, thank you so much for the input. Maybe we'll get her started NEXT week -after all the days I've wasted during this week's vacation.
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Tom Spurgeon
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