eBay replacement 2bbl carbs

bozvaliant said

Hi,

My friend up the street is looking to replace his carb on his 67 Barracuda. He was looking at one of the Chinese ones on eBay. Any thoughts on them. He doesn't want to spend a lot of money on it and doesn't want to deal with rebuilding it. Thanks in advance.

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How 'bout posting a link? I've never heard of them. I will tell you this. I bought what should have been a very simple (ebay chineseoationized) carb for a Briggs about 8hp or so on a generator. The damn thing was frought with problems. You are talking, here, to a guy, who in earlier times, has had his hands into HUNDREDS of carburetors.

This was a simple 1bbl, with an adjustable main jet, and a "doughnut" shaped float. The problems are these:

1...The float and carb bowl are made slightly different than original. The result is the float either stuck open or would not open

2....The main jet needle would "jam" up inside the main jet, and as you tried to unscrew the needle, the needle would act as a wrench and unscrew the main jet!!! The upshot is, "no fuel flow.

I tried to clean the original but the internal idle passage is AFU