Cars that sit awhile.
I know that I’m not the only one like this.
Car guys will sometimes have more than one of the cars they like. I’ve seen it across all models of cars too… VW dudes that have 4 Beetles and a van, Ford guys with two Mustangs and a Torino.
We Mopar guys do it too.
This often means we have cars that sit awhile between drives.
My 72 Duster sits….
This car was bought in 2007 for my out of state brother in law when he was 22. He wanted to get into the Mopar game so I put out the feelers and found this… slant six, three on the column drum brake with a dead engine and rust. Over the next 3-4 years we (Mostly ME) swapped in a 360 from a van, 904 from a junkyard, FMJ discs, B body 8 3/4 and some new parts too.
Then, he lost interest in cars so I bought him out.
This poor car sits and sits.
It runs strong though. It will spin both tires 50 feet or more on dry pavement and handles pretty good too. The brakes are the best of any A body I’ve owned.
Still, it sits and because of that, the fuel system takes a beating.
It has the common Holley 600 4 barrel but after sitting, it gets gunked up. It looks clean because I did have it rebuilt 2 years ago but since it sat again, it drips fuel down the throat when running and pukes gas from the front vent tube.
I’ll need to go through it again. This time, I’ll do it. I’ve rebuilt Holleys before. I got lazy. I had a guy at a carb rebuilder shop do the work in trade for some parts I had that he needed. It saved me time but in the process, my skills went unused and I’m out of touch.
I need to find some of that carburetor solvent to soak these parts in. The local parts stores tell me they can’t get the good stuff here in California. I may have to go to Nevada.
What brand and type of solvent do you guys recommend?
I have a few carbs here I’d like to rebuild so I need more than a one gallon can of this stuff.
Yeah, I have other things to tend to along with a funky carburetor but one thing at a time!
I know that I’m not the only one like this.
Car guys will sometimes have more than one of the cars they like. I’ve seen it across all models of cars too… VW dudes that have 4 Beetles and a van, Ford guys with two Mustangs and a Torino.
We Mopar guys do it too.
This often means we have cars that sit awhile between drives.
My 72 Duster sits….
This car was bought in 2007 for my out of state brother in law when he was 22. He wanted to get into the Mopar game so I put out the feelers and found this… slant six, three on the column drum brake with a dead engine and rust. Over the next 3-4 years we (Mostly ME) swapped in a 360 from a van, 904 from a junkyard, FMJ discs, B body 8 3/4 and some new parts too.
Then, he lost interest in cars so I bought him out.
This poor car sits and sits.
It runs strong though. It will spin both tires 50 feet or more on dry pavement and handles pretty good too. The brakes are the best of any A body I’ve owned.
Still, it sits and because of that, the fuel system takes a beating.
It has the common Holley 600 4 barrel but after sitting, it gets gunked up. It looks clean because I did have it rebuilt 2 years ago but since it sat again, it drips fuel down the throat when running and pukes gas from the front vent tube.
I’ll need to go through it again. This time, I’ll do it. I’ve rebuilt Holleys before. I got lazy. I had a guy at a carb rebuilder shop do the work in trade for some parts I had that he needed. It saved me time but in the process, my skills went unused and I’m out of touch.
I need to find some of that carburetor solvent to soak these parts in. The local parts stores tell me they can’t get the good stuff here in California. I may have to go to Nevada.
What brand and type of solvent do you guys recommend?
I have a few carbs here I’d like to rebuild so I need more than a one gallon can of this stuff.
Yeah, I have other things to tend to along with a funky carburetor but one thing at a time!
