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CleaningTheGarage · 08-08-2024, 02:20 PM

Purchased my first A (’28 Standard Phaeton) end of May. Through a series of misadventures she didn’t get home until a week ago and I just got her running over the weekend.
She came home with 2 carburetors.
“New” - Rebuilt Â– But don’t know when, looks really clean, but threads to one of the mounting holes to the manifold is stripped. It had been installed with an over length bolt and a nut ground down on one side to align properly.
“Old” – On the car when purchased, but she was running rough, thus the recommendation to replace which was done before she got home.

I had the privilege yesterday of spending several hours with the gentleman who performed the frame up restoration. It was invaluable in establishing a baseline for the car as far as condition and performance. While there, we swapped the carbs to see if that made a difference in performance. It actually seemed to run a bit better with the old one on, so left it on. When we were done for the day, I trailered her up and towed her the 150 miles to home and let her sit overnight. This morning, she barely started, runs super rough and there is gas spraying from the carb. So apparently, it that carb does have issues

I'’ll switch back to the “New” one, but wonder if running with that funky bolt nut setup is OK, or can it be re-tapped?
To get a known good carb for a spare, would it be better to get a kit for the old one and do it myself, or trade it as a core for a professionally rebuilt one? I think I know the answer to this…
Suggestions on where to get a carb?

08-08-2024, 02:20 PM	#1
CleaningTheGarage Junior Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 19	First A / First Question(s) Â– Carburetor dilemmas Purchased my first A (’28 Standard Phaeton) end of May. Through a series of misadventures she didn’t get home until a week ago and I just got her running over the weekend. She came home with 2 carburetors. “New” - Rebuilt Â– But don’t know when, looks really clean, but threads to one of the mounting holes to the manifold is stripped. It had been installed with an over length bolt and a nut ground down on one side to align properly. “Old” – On the car when purchased, but she was running rough, thus the recommendation to replace which was done before she got home. I had the privilege yesterday of spending several hours with the gentleman who performed the frame up restoration. It was invaluable in establishing a baseline for the car as far as condition and performance. While there, we swapped the carbs to see if that made a difference in performance. It actually seemed to run a bit better with the old one on, so left it on. When we were done for the day, I trailered her up and towed her the 150 miles to home and let her sit overnight. This morning, she barely started, runs super rough and there is gas spraying from the carb. So apparently, it that carb does have issues I'’ll switch back to the “New” one, but wonder if running with that funky bolt nut setup is OK, or can it be re-tapped? To get a known good carb for a spare, would it be better to get a kit for the old one and do it myself, or trade it as a core for a professionally rebuilt one? I think I know the answer to this… Suggestions on where to get a carb?