looking for a carb for a 53 p24 plymouth cranbrook

[daveygravey]

i have a carb on my 53 but it needs a rebuilt due to the fact it is leaking at the gaskets and gas smell. does anyone know of a reputiable place or person to rebuild the one i have or find a refurbished one with a core, ive searched the internet and seen a few but i like to do things old school via word of mouth, the pics are of the one in the car now and its a ball and ball manufactured for the chrysler corp ,, is the the original on a 53 ?  does a dodge one work on my application,   ,, so help lol looking for info ,,

Edited November 17, 2015 by daveygravey

[daveygravey]

pics of the carb on the car ,,,,,,

[busycoupe]

If you like to do things yourself then you should try to rebuild it yourself. Rebuild kits are available from local auto part stores, Rockauto.com, Andy Bernbaum, etc. The job of rebuilding is not terribly difficult.

Dave B.

[daveygravey]

are there any sites to tell me what would be the original carb on the car?  i cant seem to find any,

[Plymouthy Adams]

yes, the factory repair manual has this information...

[greg g]

http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Kplymouth.htm

[bluefoxamazone]

I have  a Ball&ball D6H1 carburetor on my car  (cranbrook 53). 

[Uncle-Pekka]

Normally (my experience) the carburetor does not leak on the gaskets, but there are two places they fail:
- the throttle valve shaft wears loose and gas leaks out (more important also air leaks in resulting bad mixture)

- accelerator pump diagraph fails for old age or rubber not suitable for modern gas

 

The latter can be mended by changing parts, but the first requires fitting sleeves on the carburetor body.