FL WTB Autolite 1100

[Gsav69]

City: Boyton Beach

Hey folks. Looking for an autolite 1100, preferably in south florida if anyone has one immediately available. Thanks in advance.

 

[Ovalis]

Make sure the one you get has the throttle linkage in the correct position. The ball stud on the throttle plate shaft needs to be at the 12:00 position when you're looking at it straight on. Most of them are at 3:00 and the throttle cable won't reach it.

 

[okie4570]

Make sure the one you get has the throttle linkage in the correct position. The ball stud on the throttle plate shaft needs to be at the 12:00 position when you're looking at it straight on. Most of them are at 3:00 and the throttle cable won't reach it.

Working on that same issue right now as a matter of fact lol. Going to do some fabricating I guess.

 

[okie4570]

And at this point I'm just going to remove the throttle linkage from my original and put it on the new carb. Dremel grinder and a tack weld looks like.

 

[Gsav69]

And at this point I'm just going to remove the throttle linkage from my original and put it on the new carb. Dremel grinder and a tack weld looks like.

What got me in this mess was that my truck was running perfect except my idle would hang up so id have to flick the throttle and get it down and despite being told the carb was just rebuilt, it had leaks and gumminess everywhere. During the rebuild I found the shaft linkage had play and spun a tad before opening the plate. Basically the lever had play before the shaft would spin. I didn't want to hammer the end bushing and wasn't comfortable brazing it myself. I only have a mig plus I'm a novice welder at best. I rebuilt it and set the linkage where I thought it SHOULD be and I put a thin film of jb weld on it. Worked like a charm...except I did it before putting it back on the truck and now I believe the throttle plate is closed so far that it won't idle. There not being an idle stop set screw makes this tricky. I'm going to mess with the throttle cable and see if I can get it to work and do a deep vacuum leak assessment. Of course after the fact I read reports of others drilling and tapping the end shaft which will likely be on the table if I can grind off this jb weld and can't find a reasonably priced carb or shaft.

 

[okie4570]

What got me in this mess was that my truck was running perfect except my idle would hang up so id have to flick the throttle and get it down and despite being told the carb was just rebuilt, it had leaks and gumminess everywhere. During the rebuild I found the shaft linkage had play and spun a tad before opening the plate. Basically the lever had play before the shaft would spin. I didn't want to hammer the end bushing and wasn't comfortable brazing it myself. I only have a mig plus I'm a novice welder at best. I rebuilt it and set the linkage where I thought it SHOULD be and I put a thin film of jb weld on it. Worked like a charm...except I did it before putting it back on the truck and now I believe the throttle plate is closed so far that it won't idle. There not being an idle stop set screw makes this tricky. I'm going to mess with the throttle cable and see if I can get it to work and do a deep vacuum leak assessment. Of course after the fact I read reports of others drilling and tapping the end shaft which will likely be on the table if I can grind off this jb weld and can't find a reasonably priced carb or shaft.

Sounds like a plan, I'll be digging into mine this afternoon and see what transpires I guess. I've rebuilt this original 2x over the years, it's a leaker for sure now and no signs of stopping it lol.

 

[bronconut1]

I have this one. Will need rebuilt or used for parts $30 plus shipping. Mike at 309 369 3117

 

[okie4570]

What got me in this mess was that my truck was running perfect except my idle would hang up so id have to flick the throttle and get it down and despite being told the carb was just rebuilt, it had leaks and gumminess everywhere. During the rebuild I found the shaft linkage had play and spun a tad before opening the plate. Basically the lever had play before the shaft would spin. I didn't want to hammer the end bushing and wasn't comfortable brazing it myself. I only have a mig plus I'm a novice welder at best. I rebuilt it and set the linkage where I thought it SHOULD be and I put a thin film of jb weld on it. Worked like a charm...except I did it before putting it back on the truck and now I believe the throttle plate is closed so far that it won't idle. There not being an idle stop set screw makes this tricky. I'm going to mess with the throttle cable and see if I can get it to work and do a deep vacuum leak assessment. Of course after the fact I read reports of others drilling and tapping the end shaft which will likely be on the table if I can grind off this jb weld and can't find a reasonably priced carb or shaft.

Hey I was able to just pull the linkage/accelerator stem from the original carb and put it in the new one. Works like a champ and everything lines up now as it should.

 

[Gsav69]

I have this one. Will need rebuilt or used for parts $30 plus shipping. Mike at 309 369 3117

Thx bud. Mine us different and has mural choke..appreciate the offer.

 

[gnpenning]

What got me in this mess was that my truck was running perfect except my idle would hang up so id have to flick the throttle and get it down and despite being told the carb was just rebuilt, it had leaks and gumminess everywhere. During the rebuild I found the shaft linkage had play and spun a tad before opening the plate. Basically the lever had play before the shaft would spin. I didn't want to hammer the end bushing and wasn't comfortable brazing it myself. I only have a mig plus I'm a novice welder at best. I rebuilt it and set the linkage where I thought it SHOULD be and I put a thin film of jb weld on it. Worked like a charm...except I did it before putting it back on the truck and now I believe the throttle plate is closed so far that it won't idle. There not being an idle stop set screw makes this tricky. I'm going to mess with the throttle cable and see if I can get it to work and do a deep vacuum leak assessment. Of course after the fact I read reports of others drilling and tapping the end shaft which will likely be on the table if I can grind off this jb weld and can't find a reasonably priced carb or shaft.

When you rebuilt it, did you get all 3 check balls in the right places? If not you will experience idle and drive I lift issues. If you did, I apologize.

 

[Gsav69]

When you rebuilt it, did you get all 3 check balls in the right places? If not you will experience idle and drive I lift issues. If you did, I apologize.

I did. I got it running but my ocd isn't satisfied 100%. I'm suspicious the timing may be out a tad or the motor is more tired than I was led on to believe. I haven't found any vacuum leaks and the vest I've done, with 12 to 14 degrees of timing is 17 in of vacuum.

 

[Gsav69]

Can anyone explain how to properly set the plastic/spring high idle arm? I feel so dumb not understanding what this does or how it works on a manual choke truck. I've set it as per the manual and I can't even figure out how to engage it if I wanted to lol.

 

[okie4570]

Mike's Carb has tons of 1100 youtubes, all good stuff.

 

[ohpoo2]

SOLD. Carb is sold. Thanks Is this the type your looking for? its an old one laying around. Im still gonna take the shifter arms down and see if i have a set to fit your 6 cyl.

 

[Gsav69]

Is this the type your looking for? its an old one laying around. Im still gonna take the shifter arms down and see if i have a set to fit your 6 cyl. View attachment 930923

I have one on the way. Will keep u in mind if it doesn't work out. I also got mine running (some user error on my part) but would also like to have a backup as the truck is running well, but not perfect.