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Carb sitting for years unused or unknown history, ie. The book deals primarily with the carter thermoquad, edelebrock afb and avs, and will carter four barrel wcfb. This book covers, history, theory, and how to properly adjust both carbs and linkage. So popular and reliable did carter carburetors become, that they became the carburetor of choice for the famous jeep vehicles of world war ii. It seems to run a little lean, is there a adjustment anywhere. The carter thermoquad carburetor is an american designed and built carburetor, and was original equipment on many american chrysler v8 vehicles built during the 1970s.
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A lot of people have thrown this carb away thinking it had gone bad when all it needed was a stupid. Calculations were based upon throttlebores sizes and venturi openings. Foolproof way of identifying all carter carburetors. The center section of the thermoquad was molded from fiberreinforced phenolic resins for reduced weight and favorable fuel cooling.
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Summit racing remanufactured thermoquad carburetors offer quality performance and value pricing. Rustyratrod a very good question most of carter carburetors cfmratings were based upon generalized advertised guestimates. It is currently hard to start, takes a lot of pumps even when its been running through the day. Apr 02, 20 rebuilding a carter thermoquad carburetor from a 1971 340 engine is easier than you think. This book also features the history of carter as well as the history of the afb and. Carter carburetor numberical index carburetor kits, parts. All carter carburetor numbers are followed with the letter s. Mar 30, 2011 an overview of the thermoquad four barrel carburetor. How to rebuild and modify carteredelbrock carburetors by. Follow along with us and learn more in the april 20 issue of mopar muscle magazine. Welcome to the interactive service guide for the 1972 chrysler thermoquad there are two ways for you to view this booklet.