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fordfixer · 06-24-2011, 06:17 PM

37 ford
Looks like it has a Stromberg Carb. It has a 81 on the opposite side of the name. Is that the number to use to order a rebuild kit? Also where to get a carb. kit? Jon

f1builder · 06-24-2011, 06:25 PM

thats the right carb for your 37. is it a 60hp? the kit for the 81 is a bit different, the accelerator pump is different and the linkage too. i suggest you download the stromberg carb info and read up on it. it isn't brain surgery but you have to have the right tools and know your way around the strombergs to rebuild them right. if you aren't familiar with them you might want to have it rebuilt by one of the guys on the site that can do it right. good luck.

fordfixer · 06-24-2011, 06:31 PM

Thanks for the info. I will see what the carb site has to offer.

fordfixer · 06-24-2011, 07:05 PM

How can I tell if it is a 60 or 85 horsepower engine?

f1builder · 06-24-2011, 07:22 PM

the 60hp is small, 17 studs on the head. the 85 is larger, 24 studs. you should have the 60hp and it is a very cool motor but a little underpowered. you can juice it up a bit though and it will be a real conversation piece.

fordfixer · 06-24-2011, 07:25 PM

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Thanks, now I got to go count my head studs. LOL

JM 35 Sedan · 06-24-2011, 08:31 PM

If your '37 has its original engine it would either be a 17 stud 60hp or a 21 stud 85hp. If your engine has 24 studs/cylinder head then someone installed a later engine. If it has the little 60hp I would keep that engine in the car. If the engine is in good condition and runs well it will take you anywhere you need to go at a reasonable speed. Many of those little 60's were pulled and replaced with 85's back in the day. Rich Willim had once told me how he built the little 60's to get 100hp. It's probably covered in his book...The V860 Ford's Little Powerhouse.
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fordfixer · 06-26-2011, 02:55 PM

Yup, she has seventeen studs. Thanks.

06-24-2011, 06:17 PM	#1
fordfixer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crete, Illinois Posts: 307	ford carb 37 ford Looks like it has a Stromberg Carb. It has a 81 on the opposite side of the name. Is that the number to use to order a rebuild kit? Also where to get a carb. kit? Jon

06-24-2011, 06:25 PM	#2
f1builder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 554	Re: ford carb thats the right carb for your 37. is it a 60hp? the kit for the 81 is a bit different, the accelerator pump is different and the linkage too. i suggest you download the stromberg carb info and read up on it. it isn't brain surgery but you have to have the right tools and know your way around the strombergs to rebuild them right. if you aren't familiar with them you might want to have it rebuilt by one of the guys on the site that can do it right. good luck.

06-24-2011, 06:31 PM	#3
fordfixer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crete, Illinois Posts: 307	Re: ford carb Thanks for the info. I will see what the carb site has to offer.

06-24-2011, 07:05 PM	#4
fordfixer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crete, Illinois Posts: 307	Re: ford carb How can I tell if it is a 60 or 85 horsepower engine?

06-24-2011, 07:22 PM	#5
f1builder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 554	Re: ford carb the 60hp is small, 17 studs on the head. the 85 is larger, 24 studs. you should have the 60hp and it is a very cool motor but a little underpowered. you can juice it up a bit though and it will be a real conversation piece.

06-24-2011, 07:25 PM	#6
fordfixer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crete, Illinois Posts: 307	Re: ford carb Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks, now I got to go count my head studs. LOL

06-24-2011, 08:31 PM	#7
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,876	Re: ford carb If your '37 has its original engine it would either be a 17 stud 60hp or a 21 stud 85hp. If your engine has 24 studs/cylinder head then someone installed a later engine. If it has the little 60hp I would keep that engine in the car. If the engine is in good condition and runs well it will take you anywhere you need to go at a reasonable speed. Many of those little 60's were pulled and replaced with 85's back in the day. Rich Willim had once told me how he built the little 60's to get 100hp. It's probably covered in his book...The V860 Ford's Little Powerhouse. WWW.willimvintageengines.com __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein* Last edited by JM 35 Sedan; 06-24-2011 at 08:51 PM.

06-26-2011, 02:55 PM	#8
fordfixer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crete, Illinois Posts: 307	Re: ford carb Yup, she has seventeen studs. Thanks.