new manifold needed.....go figure

[jaguarsurfer]

I need a new set manifolds. Mine are junk. Where can I get new ones? I'm open to duel carbs but want to keep the stock exhaust though

[Don Coatney]

I need a new set manifolds. Mine are junk. Where can I get new ones? I'm open to duel carbs but want to keep the stock exhaust though

Are you looking for small block shiverlay manifolds or jaguar manifolds? Not much information in your profile. Might be nice if you list what engine you have. Why are your manifolds junk?

[jaguarsurfer]

sorry it's a 48 d24. Flathead 6 . Mine is split and cracked in three pieces.

[claybill]

i have a couple intakes...will ahve to search the garage for the ex. one...

later.

bill

[jaguarsurfer]

I'm on long island. Any help would be great

[greg g]

Joel Torres lives on the island, don't know exactl where, but he may have some parts from is projects. Look him up in the members list and give him a PM or e mail.

[aero3113]

What part of long island are you in, I live in Wantagh

[jaguarsurfer]

I work in Westhampton live in bayshore and date a girl in port jeff.... So nothing is that far on long island

I don't want to have a split exhaust.

Anyone make repo or new manifolds?

[claybill]

look on ebay now....1941 plymouth there is one for 10 bucks1!

bill

[aero3113]

I have one, but I think its for a long block it is 24 in. long

[Olddaddy]

If you email me directly via pm I can give you a guys address who has a pair for the cost of shipping. However, I want the broken piece of your old exhaust that has the dump on it. I use them to make up dual exhaust manifolds.

Anybody else who has broken exhausts, let me know also.

And spindles, I get asked about disc brake kits for Dodge, DeSoto, and Chrysler cars a lot. My kits will fit, but only if Plymouth spindles are installed.

[pflaming]

Both engines had a manifold so I now have two. Will use the one that came with the 'rebuild'. Looks like either could be used. Will take the carb off the one manifold.

How do I rebuild it? (1) boil it out, (2) get a kit and follow directions? Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Olddadddy gets first dibs on the one I do not use.

[BobT-47P15]

In another current post inquiring about a machine shop, Rebecca says she is

going to have her manifold sandblasted and re-surfaced. I reckon that

would work on yours. Then paint either black or silver or whatever

color you want with hi temp paint.

[Don Coatney]

Both engines had a manifold so I now have two. Will use the one that came with the 'rebuild'. Looks like either could be used. Will take the carb off the one manifold.

How do I rebuild it? (1) boil it out, (2) get a kit and follow directions? Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Olddadddy gets first dibs on the one I do not use.

Sorry but I am confused? What are you going to rebuild? The manifold or the carburetor?

[Frank Elder]

He is currently tearing down a replacement engine for the first time Don, you should know since you've replied to that thread also, that is why there are 2 of each. pflaming just didn't reference the other thread.

That is what is beening rebuilt.

[Don Coatney]

He is currently tearing down a replacement engine for the first time Don, you should know since you've replied to that thread also, that is why there are 2 of each. pflaming just didn't reference the other thread.

That is what is beening rebuilt.

Sorry but I am still confused? What is going to rebuild? The manifold or the carburetor?

[pflaming]

I was asking, is it possible to take an old rusty carburetor, have it cleaned ('boiled out', some how I recall Dad did that years ago) then rebuild it or is it more practical to just purchase a new carburetor? Somehow I concluded that the core must be sent in but I may be confusing that with some threads on other items.

My question then clearly stated is: are carburetors hard to find thus we must keep what we have or can I just buy a new one. I have two manifolds and one carburetor.

Yesterday I showed some high school kids a picture of my truck. They thought it was really 'cool', 'rad', etc. Kids are interesting, show them a picture of an old truck and suddenly they start quieting down.

Suggestion: Make an appointment with the local auto mechanic teacher in your town and give a "show and tell" on how you rebuilt your truck / car. You will find that to be a very, very enjoyable experience. After you do it, report back on what happened. Kids need a reason to like old people, some even need a 'dad'.

pf

[Young Ed]

Carbs should be able to be rebuilt. New ones aren't made anymore although the occasional one shows up on ebay. I would think even a new one that is 60 years old would need a kit put in it though. Of course the rest of the parts would be in good condition. The carbs I rebuild get a bath in carb cleaner for 24-48 hours. This cleans all the parts. Then reassembled with a carb kit. On my truck this was all it took. My car gave me issues. The first one I did surged at highway speeds. So I rebuilt a second carb. That one didn't surge but the throttle plate would bind. So I now have a combo of both those carbs on my car and it runs great.

[Don Coatney]

Now I understand. Carburetors are made out of aluminum and do not rust. The original Ball&Ball carburetors found on vehicles of this vintage are no longer available new unless you get lucky and find a new old stock (NOS) carburetor that someone has stored on a shelf for several years. If you do find a NOS unit it will most likely require a "kit" to replace the dried out gaskets and accelerator pump leather. Rebuild "kits" are available for these carburetors from places such as NAPA.

Thanks to the EPA it is no longer possible to buy good carburetor cleaning chemicals. In the old days when these chemicals were available the practice was to disassemble the carburetor and soak it in the cleaning solution overnight. This solution would remove the varnish that is caused by gasoline evaporating. About the best thing I have found to clean carburetors these days is lacquer thinner.

If you have never rebuilt a carburetor or feel uncomfortable doing so contact George Asche (his contact information can be found in the “suppliers” section of the main web page supporting this forum) and purchase one of his rebuilt carburetors.

[Young Ed]

Don we were able to get a can of it fairly recently from napa. It wasn't cheap at about $100 for the can but it works well. They have smaller cans for cheaper that will work for a carter. Dad had to buy the $100 can to fit a 4bbl carb.

[bkahler]

A couple of months ago I bought a gallon can of Berryman's Chem-Dip carburetor parts cleaner at an auto parts store in Pasadena CA. Price was around $30 or so. This stuff did a great job cleaning my two B&B carburetors.

Sad part is when leave Pasadena and transfer back to Kentucky I won't be able to take it with me . If someone in the Pasadena / LA area would like it they are welcome to it.

Brad

[Frank Elder]

Trunk full?

Or you are flying back, hard to leave car stuff behind!

[bkahler]

Flying back and the movers won't transport chemicals.

[Don Coatney]

A few years back I was moving from Ohio to Pennsylvania. I had a fresh 5 gallon can of the good carburetor cleaner. I re-sealed the bucket as best as I could and placed it inside a Stainless parts washing cabinet I had at the time. I clearly marked on all sides of the cabinet "DO NOT TIP" and had arrows pointing upwards. You would think that the people getting paid good money to ship household goods would read and follow such warnings. The guy who made an attempt to load this parts washing cabinet grabbed it by the top and swung the legs out front and started walking to the truck. The carburetor cleaned soon migrated down the front of his pants. He had the cleanest willie on the block. Had to loan him a pair of my sons pants and re-connect the clothes washer to clean him up. I was not able to move the carburetor cleaner.

[Frank Elder]

THAT would be hard to recycle!