Carburetor Rebuild

Memorial Day weekend my truck cutout on me while cruisin' a few blocks from my house. It appeared as if I had ran out of gas, however, my tank was atleast half full (or half empty, depending on how you look at things). It later became apparent that the engine was not starved of gas but was getting too much and flooding itself. A friend of mine recommended a mechanic that would come to the house and take a look at it. A few days later an Ecuadorian guy named Byron came over and had my carburetor in pieces within seconds. The carb clearly needed a thorough cleaning. Unfortunately after reassembly the needle was still not seating correctly and the flooding continued, so a carb kit was ordered from NAPA.


Carburetor rebuild instructions

Update 7/21/10:

I now know what has been causing the flooding problem and I should have diagnosed it earlier, but hey I'm a novice and up until a week ago I had no idea how a carburetor works. The issue is a heavy float that has somehow taken on some gas. Unfortunately a new replacement float to replace the original brass float is not included in a carb rebuild kit. I was able to source one on the other side of the country at Mikes Carburetor Parts and Restoration.

Update 7/23/10:

Yesterday's mail included the usual bills, advertising circulars and 1 "new" brass carburetor float for my truck. I hope to make time weekend to get this project done and my ol' girl back on the road. Stay tuned....

Update 7/26/10:

New carburetor float, carb kit, gas filter and spark plugs and she is now running like a top. Without a doubt should experience better gas mileage. Special thanks to George Asche, a real class act, who provided me with the float at a very reasonable price. And most gradifying is getting over my fear of fooling with the carb. After dismantling and re-assembling serveral times I feel like a soldier that can breakdown and reassemble his rifle blindfolded...well maybe not quite that confident.