What's fixable and what's not
Things we generally can't fix:
- badly broken castings
- cracked or broken throttle bodies - such as broken 'ears' on Holley carburetors
- idle screws broken off in the throttle body
- idle screws seized into aluminum can rarely be removed
- severe pitting in castings, especially aluminum - this is a problem with the undersides of Carter AFB and Quadrjet carbs that have been exposed to exhaust gas because the correct steel shim wasn't used underneath
- zinc bodied carbs that have become flaky or porous because they were soaked in acid too long - this occurs when someone tries to clean up a badly seized carb, usually for sale to an unsuspecting victim
Things we can usually fix:
- most things!
- worn throttle bodies - repaired with bushings, or sometimes oversize shafts
- damaged screws - we have a huge stock of original type fasteners
- stripped fuel inlet threads on early Quadrajets (we install Heli-Coil thread inserts)
- warpage and distortion - castings are trued so that they match and don't leak
- seized parts other than listed above
Please contact us for more information.
