The Ford Barn

sluggo · 08-06-2012, 12:17 PM

I've been working on cars for 31 years at the dealership level. Rebuilt many carbs and work with some really sophisticated technology.

I have to admit that I was a little intimidated by this carb. Once it was apart and the magic was let out of the box it was a breeze.

The only real problem the carb had was the gav seat was backed out of it's threads. I guess it got loose and turned out when the knob was being turned.
The float valve was probably bad too as it leaked fuel when parked.

I replaced everything inside.

During the test drive it started back firing and stalling. Finally got it back to the house thinking I may have let the fuel line sink too far into the carb. Checked it and it was perfect. Pulled the line inside off and it was not blocked. I stuck a pick into the gas shut off valve and was able to pull out a piece of seal packing that was blocking the line. Once this was corrected it ran perfectly.

While I had the carb apart on the bench, Pat (Duffy1) came by for a visit. We talked quite a while. He seemed pretty impressed with the originality of the car. It was good to meet him and we hit it off well. Can't wait to get by and see his car.

08-06-2012, 12:17 PM	#1
sluggo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sugarland, Texas Posts: 19	Rebuilt my first Zenith carb yesterday. I've been working on cars for 31 years at the dealership level. Rebuilt many carbs and work with some really sophisticated technology. I have to admit that I was a little intimidated by this carb. Once it was apart and the magic was let out of the box it was a breeze. The only real problem the carb had was the gav seat was backed out of it's threads. I guess it got loose and turned out when the knob was being turned. The float valve was probably bad too as it leaked fuel when parked. I replaced everything inside. During the test drive it started back firing and stalling. Finally got it back to the house thinking I may have let the fuel line sink too far into the carb. Checked it and it was perfect. Pulled the line inside off and it was not blocked. I stuck a pick into the gas shut off valve and was able to pull out a piece of seal packing that was blocking the line. Once this was corrected it ran perfectly. While I had the carb apart on the bench, Pat (Duffy1) came by for a visit. We talked quite a while. He seemed pretty impressed with the originality of the car. It was good to meet him and we hit it off well. Can't wait to get by and see his car.