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yes I did, but the inside of mine doesnt look like that. I figured it out though. thanks

I have another dumb question. Where does the little BB go? I know under the step up assembly, but is it just stuck in a hole or is it under a screw?

How do i remove the clip under the accel. pump?

While carefully taking the carb apart and taking reference pics, I noticed something as I was removing the needle and float. The BB that was below the float fell out. Luckily I caught it, but my question is, is the BB supposed to be loose enough to fall out of the hole?

I know someone mentioned shooting compressed air into the passeages, but what is good for soaking the carb in to clean it? Would something like purple power work?

thanks for the link. I just ordered the kit from NAPA online.. Should be getting it in a few days.

I will try the rebuild myself. You have me feeling confident after the last post. I will give it a shot and see how it turns out. I may just surprise myself.

Good point about marking the pulley. I hooked up the vacuum gauge and got the timing a little bit more advanced.. I was getting a 18 now. The car idles great. I am getting a local guy to rebuild the carb though. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks for the replies. I do have a vacuum gauge, but there are no timing marks on the pulley. I like the idea of timing with a vacuum gauge. I will do the previously mentioned steps and report what happens.

How exactly do I change out the main jet? thanks

I checked the plugs again today and they are just as black as they were yesterday. Now maybe i am confused, but dont you turn the screw in to lean the carb out? thanks

I just searched online about using the WD40, went outside and sprayed all over and around the carb, vacuum advance.. Nothing happened so thats good. I got everything tuned and seems to run better, not that it run bad before. Thanks for all the help. I will take her for a spin later on and see how she acts. thank you

I havent done a compression test, but the rings should not be worn. They were replaced in summer 2008 with minimal driving..The hand is steady. It jumps from 14 1/2 to 15.. I do not have a propane torch, but I do have a can of WD40. Would that work? keep in mind that I have a cheap vacuum gauge so that could be causing the low reading.. Its running smoothly, but It cant hurt to double check and make sure everything is tight.

Thank you for the replies. I just cleaned and regapped the plugs. They were covered with black soot. I know that means it was running rich, so I pulled out the vacuum gauge and set it til I got the highest reading which is a steady 15. Is that good? I will set the float a little lower after the engine cools down a bit.

I did the paper trick...it didnt suck the paper at all...So thats good. I do have a question on how to set the float level. I think I have a high float level because I have tostep on the gas to get the car to start when hot. I opened the carb up and everything is clean. so, I think I could just try to set the float level a tad lower and see what happens.. Anyone know how to do this? thank you

Thanks guys.. like I said, it doesnt run bad, it just could run a little better.. Ill search around fore a carb kit and if I have any questions I will post them. thank you

I sure will consider rebuilding it myself. I will search for info on this site on how to rebuild it. I know this sounds dumb, but the thing that intimidates me the most about the carb rebuild is setting the float level..the rest of the internals look simple..

Thank you for the reply.I will probably get the carb professionally rebuilt soon since it hasnt been COMPLETELY redone. Thanks for letting me know about the high idle system. Glad to know that its working propperly.

Its been a while since I posted here, but have another question My 1958 plymouths flathead runs OK, but there are a couple of small problems( if you can call them that). First, sometimes when the car is running, usually when idling after a stop or start up, the engine will begin to slow down..sorta like it makes a revolution...stop...revolution ...stop..then itll start to speed up back to the normal rpm...Second, when first starting up, the high idle circuit will stay on unless I press the accelerator.Is this normal? Please bear in mind I was born just as everything was going to fuel injection so I dont have too much experience with carberated engines.....Third, While driving, there is a small rumple or popping noise coming out of the tail pipe. It is not like a backfire, but is noticable. Thank you

Thank you for the instructions. this will help me alot

Thank you again, but I dont know where the other end of the spring or extention would go to. Ill figure it out thank you

Thank you for the pictures. I think that I may just need the spring. and needs adjustment. Would this need to be a stiff spring?? or one that you can pull with your hands? thank you

yes, mine is like that. The lining is in good shape, I just need to know to to adjust it because when it was bolted on,(its still on just not tightened) It would not release after I had pushed the lever inb and my manual doesnt give good instructions.

okay thank you for the info

thanks for the reply. I am referring to the thing that goes around the drum.