Need Better Carb Options!

[Ruger64]

My 1971 Valiant/225, with a Holley 1920.
Well, I believe my carb is crapping out.
It sat for 15 years, and is probably beat up inside. I can drive it, but it stalls, hesitates, and during idle, it looks like it is spitting fuel, without hitting the throttle.You can hear it sputtering at idle. I sprayed some starting fluid near that arm at the top, I guess the accelerator pump, and the idle jumped up high.
I see Advance auto sales the reman, but I was told that they are junk.
I cannot rebuild one, nor do I have anyone near me that does that stuff.
Isn't there any other options for just buying a carb and bolting one on?
I am happy with the one barrel. If it ran right.
I bought one at advance years ago, for my truck, and never had an issue. I dunno. Any ideas?

 

[Bad Sport]

Is there a reason you say you can't rebuild one? Carbs are really not that difficult to rebuild.

 

[Ruger64]

I tried one years ago. And it was a bad outcome. So I went to advance and bought a reman and bolted it on.
I sprayed near my throttle shaft also with starting fluid and the idle jumped. So I dont even know if mine is rebuildable. I was hoping to buy a bolt on reman. It got worse today after my valve adjustment.

 

[wjajr]

Rebuild is not difficult on a one barrel carburetor. After a good cleaning and blow out of passages, you are looking at replacing needle valve & seat than setting float level, installing a gasket or two, replacing accelerator pump diaphragm, and a jet. Baking a cake is more complicated…

After it is reassembled and mounted on a fresh manifold gasket, a little adjustment of linkages may be needed to set high idle, curb idle, and choke pull-off.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...19FE56E0375ADC283AE9940AEFC313306&FORM=IQFRBA

 

[kursplat]

http://carbsonly.com/index.htm

call these guy's and see what it costs to just swap it for one already done or just rebuild yours.
you could also post up in the "wanted" forum for one

good luck

 

[Ruger64]

Carb is rebuilt and back on. Slant is running smooth! Makes me smile!

 

[BillGrissom]

Great outcome. I had a 1969 slant with a Holley 1920 for 18 years. I tried rebuilt ones and rebuilding myself, but still had a rough idle in drive and stalls. I thought valves, vacuum leak, etc. Finally got a good Holley 1920 and it ran great. I did learn that most "professional" mechanics are fairly useless since I tried several of them, including big fancy shops and none of them could get the engine to idle right.