1950 Willys Truck re-rebuild by 50wllystrk

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Scooter 402, your write up is well taken. Thanks for taking the time. If you're anything like me, it takes time to find the right words when describing and explaining. There were many alterations that I had never gotten into. I will refer back to this later as I keep building projects.

Everybody else, the Holley float, needle and seat is coming. I have a very bad problem of getting obsessed with something I'm wanting to create.

A month or so ago I decided I wanted to make my own side emblems for the 57 Chevy truck. I did cut my first idea but it just didn't fully satisfy what I was looking for. I posted a picture of my first idea a while back.

Finally today I designed and cut the emblem I was looking for. When I take pictures of more carburetor work, I'll take some of the emblem. My goal was to maintain the original idea from 1957, along with adding "396" for the engine size.

Thanks for your support everyone.

3-14-2012

redneck_vb, nice to have you following along. I see you're just an hour and a half away.
No relations here in Salem. Matter of fact, I knew nobody here. I started all over when I moved here 6 years ago. Kinda cool, fresh start on life.

Scooter402, I forgot to mention. I listened to the video. You have no idea how I enjoy listening to a V8 with a big cam at idle, or even just above idle. The sound is soooo sweet.

I have 383 chevy, with a rough idle cam. I have a little walk to get to my mailbox. When I get home, the car stays at idle as I walk to the box and back. If someone would just record an hour of that sound on cd, I'd buy it in a second.

Back to the Holley rebuild project.

Holley has about the simplest way to deal with the needle and seatadjustment. Not only that, about the simplest way to remove, clean, and replace it also.

Lets first check the amount of fuel in the float bowl. Just as in the toilet, of which I hope everybody did their homework. There is a level that the float raises to, as the fuel enters the bowl, the float pushes up against the needle til it closes off the opening in the seat. Many carburetors require you to dissassemble the carb to use a measuring device to set the float setting.

With the Holley, the float setting is done by removing the plug on the side of the float bowl with a blade screwdriver. Don't pay attention to the screw on the top of the float bowl, only notice the one on the side of the float bowl.

Place a rag under the plug and with the engine running you can remove the plug and see the level. I mention the rag because if the setting is too high, the fuel will run out of the hole. Of course, remove the plug slowly. If you want to do a quick check to see if it is close, you can remove the plug and at least check the level without the engine running.

Looking at the needle and seat adjuster, you can not see how and what parts do what til we take it apart, piece by piece.

A view of which we all are familiar with.

First, the screw has to be loosened to adjust the height. I will remove it so we can see under it.

Know this...... the screw does not adjust the height of fuel in the carb. The screw only creates a sandwich effect that once tightened, it seals the adjuster assembly from leaking. Looking at the hex nut, you can see a gasket on top of it. There is also a gasket under it, these are what the screw will tighten down on to seal the assembly.

More to follow.