chad 74
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i have a 74 with a 302 2 barrel should i rebuild factory carb or buy a new one thanks chad
I rebuilt one a year ago and it ran better. I just bought a new Holly 500cfm 2 Barrel, pers like a kitten. Well worth the money. My 2 cents.
This story is not uncommon. The Motorcraft 2bl is a good carb & easy to rebuild, but often after rebuilding one that's 40 years old, they just don't seem to work 100% as original. They've worked OK, but not great. I've chased them around quite a bit and usually never find exactly what's wrong. So far I've lived with them @ 90% because new Holleys are a little pricey.
I did mine about a year ago and this link was very helpful...
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/pdf_documents/motorcraft_2150_carb.pdf
Not that hard and a lot cheaper than a new one.
Tim
I did mine about a year ago and this link was very helpful...
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/pdf_documents/motorcraft_2150_carb.pdf
Not that hard and a lot cheaper than a new one.
Tim
I've rebuilt mine several times over the years and while it's ran better afterward still never ran quite like it should have- lots of cranking to get her to fire up, surging at idle.
A few weeks ago I sent mine to Guaranteed Carburetors in Largo, FL and they did a fantastic job. They replaced all internal parts, linkage, and tuned it so that it was ready to bolt on and go. It looks brand new and now with a short turn of the key she fires up and runs like new. Definitely worth the money.