Posted by David Sherman on Monday, November 29, 2004 at 10:07PM :
In Reply to: Carb. question posted by Steve in NJ on Monday, November 29, 2004 at 9:05PM :
I've seen different ones. Most kits have several different bowl gaskets in them, so there's a chance that if you get close, the kit will have a gasket that fits. I got mine from a place in Tacoma WA, near Sportco, whose name I can't recall. Even NAPA didn't have the B&B kit. Most of rebuilding is cleaning, so you don't usually need every little ball and spring and clip. Fiber washers and O-rings can be got at a good hardware store. Base gaskets are pretty standard or are easy to cut from gasket stock. Mostly what you need out of a kit is the accellerator pump and the bowl gasket. Accellerator pumps tend to fit a wide range of carbs, as do float needles, and sometimes you can re-use a bowl gasket, so in a pinch you can "rebuild" a carb by cleaning it thoroughly, re-using all the old parts, and finding some other kit with the same accellerator pump. Of course if water got in it and the little balls and springs are rusty, or the idle needle is chewed up, you need the whole kit.