DTG1 carb rebuild shops

[jdrader2]

The 1950 woodie is coming along. Brakes are good and all the odds and ends are shaping up. 
 

During the test drive the engine just didn’t have the power expected. Possibly a prob with the accelerator pump.
 

The truck is a fluid drive with a DTG1 on it. I can get the rebuild parts from Mikes carbs but sadly he doesn’t do rebuilds anymore. 
 

Im looking for a shop to send it off to for a full rebuild. Any recommendations?

 

I’m in Portland, Or but willing to send it out. 

[P15-D24]

Check the Links Directory page for other potential sources.

[jdrader2]

Do you guys rebuild your own carbs?  Checking back in to see if there were any shop suggestions out there. 

[ggdad1951]

I rebuilt(d) my own with kits.  Really not that hard.

[Brent B3B]

Did you already purchase the kit from Mike’s?

[jdrader2]

Haven’t bought the kits from Mikes. They said there are two if it’s a complete rebuild. So they are ready to go but I wanted to find a place to rebuild them first in case they had a preference. I found a place in Hillsboro Oregon, Gene’s carb and Electric. They seem up for it and will let me know early this week. 

[Plymouthy Adams]

If you plan to send these out, save some headache and let them source the kits, this manner, if the carb fails they cannot say you send kits that were not appropriate for the build.   Will not say this or that shop will weasel out, but the buck gets passed in these cases daily and you left on the hook.  Simple carb, why not do your own repair.  

[Kilgore47]

3 hours ago, ggdad1951 said:

I rebuilt(d) my own with kits.  Really not that hard.

These carbs are not hard to fix.  Many times you can just clean the carb and put it back together without a kit and that will do the trick.

[Brent B3B]

5 hours ago, jdrader2 said:

Haven’t bought the kits from Mikes. They said there are two if it’s a complete rebuild. So they are ready to go but I wanted to find a place to rebuild them first in case they had a preference. I found a place in Hillsboro Oregon, Gene’s carb and Electric. They seem up for it and will let me know early this week. 

Great, hope it works out with Gene’s for you. 

[jdrader2]

Well guys, I’m officially losing my mind. I had the shop send me a few pics of my carb before taking it off the truck for rebuild. Kits ordered from Mikes (for a DTG1) and noticed a different number stamped on the fin. I was 100% convinced I had the DTG1 as it was a search back in 2015 to track it down.  
 

The carb in the truck is an E7R1. Sounds like the kits are the same from Mikes but is this actually interchangeable for a 1950 fluid drive 4sp? 
 

It’s also odd that pictures I find of the E7R1 online don’t show the dashpot but I do have one. 
 

here are a few pics as well. Thoughts?

Edited November 14, 2023 by jdrader2

[9 foot box]

   If you bought the K4060 rebuild kit, you will have the dashpot cup and parts for reassembly. After reading the information @Mikes web site, it requires tools and abilities that most people don’t have. Mike can only supply the cup, you have to replace the cup on the shaft. After drilling the peened head, holding the old cup, you probably need to drill and tap the rod that holds the cup. Then it’s nice to have a lathe to drill the rod and thread it with a bottoming tap, to hold the parts centered and tight, with a screw. Mikes site shows a type 1 mechanical adjustment and a type 2 electric. I would PM, b1bkeven to see if he could help you. He knows Dodge. That’s my thoughts.    Rick D.