Carb issue , need suggestions
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Carb issue , need suggestions
Need a new carb for my 81 C3 have any suggestions ? needless to say this is a very unique carb , car is all original and still has the original carb on it so i'd really like to stick with the original type carb , kinda have too without changing a whole bunch of other things , any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Unfortunately, I'm not set up to be able to test the ECM-controlled carbs, so I can't rebuild them - I don't believe a carb can be reliably rebuilt if it's not tested and verified on a running engine. 
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Need a new carb for my 81 C3 have any suggestions ? needless to say this is a very unique carb , car is all original and still has the original carb on it so i'd really like to stick with the original type carb , kinda have too without changing a whole bunch of other things , any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Here is his website.
http://www.cliffshighperformance.com/
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Send it to Cliff Ruggles. He has the parts, equipment, knowledge and WILLINGNESS to rebuild that carb. This approach ASSUMES that your car is still operating with the electronic CCC system still active. If it is functional, you MUST install your original carb or an identical replacement, or the system will not work correctly.
If your CCC system is inoperable, and you want to leave it that way, you will need to replace your present carb and distributor with ones from earlier years as your engine will need to 'manage' itself, instead of via the CCC computer. You should still leave the computer hooked up, as it will continue to manage the lockup clutch in your overdrive transmission.
If your CCC system is inoperable, and you want to leave it that way, you will need to replace your present carb and distributor with ones from earlier years as your engine will need to 'manage' itself, instead of via the CCC computer. You should still leave the computer hooked up, as it will continue to manage the lockup clutch in your overdrive transmission.
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Send it to Cliff Ruggles. He has the parts, equipment, knowledge and WILLINGNESS to rebuild that carb. This approach ASSUMES that your car is still operating with the electronic CCC system still active. If it is functional, you MUST install your original carb or an identical replacement, or the system will not work correctly.
If your CCC system is inoperable, and you want to leave it that way, you will need to replace your present carb and distributor with ones from earlier years as your engine will need to 'manage' itself, instead of via the CCC computer. You should still leave the computer hooked up, as it will continue to manage the lockup clutch in your overdrive transmission.
