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I can’t say the Carter carb won’t work. I’m just going by experience of owning a D24 previously and having parts cars. All had the Stromberg. Dodge fluid drive from 46-48 was the 3-speed with fluid coupling so any carb with a dash pot will work. Also no matter which carb you use the idle speed needs to be 450-500 rpm’s. To the original post, your car won’t shift automatically. The fluid drive allows you to start in third gear and not disengage the clutch when stopped. I normally drove mine like a conventional manual transmission but used the fluid coupling in town.

🤣🤣 I’ve done that too. “ Cant fnd someting I know I have… Finally give up and buy a new one… Come up with the “Perfect” place to store the new one so I can find it again and find the original in that exact spot. Glad to know it’s not just me…😎

Once again......we are talking past each other............... Cooper40, the OP, asked which HF stand would be more suitable for his flattie, the 1000lb model or the 2000lb model. Some offered that they thought the 1000lb stand would be adequate since the engine weighs ~700lb. Others (including myself) stated concern that stability would be marginal with the smaller stand and the 2000lb stand would be a better choice. Some have stated their good service with the larger stand. Sniper posted a thread showing him using the 2000lb stand. The stand Sniper referenced and the one Los Control showed are both HF 2000lb stands. It appears some think the smaller stand will work if care is taken and it is used on a smooth floor....and most agree the 2000lb stand is a fine choice.

I have the 1000 pound stand and it works ok. First thing I did is make a longer handle for it, just 1/2" Galvanized pipe 3' long. I needed a jack handle for my crane, I started with a 3' pipe sitting in the corner and was going to cut it to length .... just works perfect as is, also doubles as a handle for the engine stand. The longer handle gives more leverage and control when turning the engine over. My original intentions were to weld in a angle brace from post to base to add more stability .... Then I have some scrap square tubing, I was going to make a wider front base. This would give more stability to prevent tipping over. Simple things to do and still may do it sometime. I think so far the heaviest engine I've had on it is my flathead V8 .... It works fine as is. I also have seen others with same stands and have 426 Hemi's ... 440 big blocks complete and turn them over on the stands and not drop them or tip over. I have also seen where A guy rolling one in a garage and get a wheel caught in a dip for a drain and tip it over ..... so they can tip over if not careful. With all that said, the 2000 pound you list is tits! Very stable, foldable for storage .... very professional looking and would be difficult to ever tip over impossible to go wrong with it. .... You will be the talk of the town with that stand Or be normal and use the other stand.

Last custom tool I made was to remove the plug on the rear end. When I needed it a 2nd time I could not find it ... I looked everywhere and ended up making a new one. This time I thought I was going to be smart .... I'm going to put this wrench in the right hand corner of this drawer so I can find it next time. In my best Gomer Pile voice SURPRISE SURPRISE! I found the first one I made sitting there.