It's been a good day in the garage! I rebuilt my Rochester B carburetor over the last two days. Put it back on and fired up the truck tonight. Wow, what a difference. That old 216 sounds great again. I am somewhat of a novice when it comes to the engine and I was especially intimidated by the thought of anything to do with the carb. I knew it needed to be rebuilt or replaced and I finally decided that I could try a rebuild myself. After all, I would only be out $13 for the rebuild kit and my time. I could always take it in to somebody if I really screwed it up. That wasn't the case though. It was a great experience and I learned a lot. If you've ever thought about doing this, it's not that tough. I'm grinning ear to ear tonight. Just wanted to share with you all.
Good on ya, Jeff! Carbies are so easy! I spent 3 years during my summer years in college building Holley 2bbls in Paris, Tn. They are so fundamental, durable, and EZ to make good! Thanks for the memories. Butterflies rule!
Conguralations Jeff Conguralations it's a Rodchester! You gotta love a 1-bbl rodchester, its stingy with gas and don't flood out. My first was a Quadrajet in 1971. It was abont $13 for the kit back then. I was broke college student and a factory rebulit was abont 10 times more than I had.
