Rochester Carb Replacement

[Slackd]

Here’s an oldie but a goldie topic…

I’ve had my Rochester carburetor rebuilt once (National Carburetor out of Jacksonville, 2021), and for various reasons maybe it’s time for a replacement.

It looks like I can buy a new flavor of same carb from multiple sites ((Mike’s, Temu, Summit). Thoughts?

1969 SWB 60

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Thanks
Dave

[RiverPatrol]

This was recently discussed here: https://www.60patrol.com/forum/viewtopi ... ter#p54838

[Slackd]

Thanks River. I have ordered a new Rochester B replacement from Mike’s Carburetors. More expensive than the Amazon example so we’ll see how it goes. I’ll provide an update once it’s installed.

https://www.carburetor-parts.com/univer ... retor-n228

[Slackd]

New carburetor installed. Seems to be good quality. I had to order a specific fuel line adapter (eBay, $12), and drill a small hole in the air cleaner tub to accommodate the adapter.

Started right up but need to make some jet/idle adjustments.

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[r1lark]

Nice!!

[RiverPatrol]

Awesome! Just goes to show it's really not that hard to keep a Patrol rolling.

[Slackd]

Life is funny sometimes. Started my Patrol with new Carb and now the starter motor is spinning away. Spent two hours fighting the starter motor removal, finally done after dropping the front driveshaft. Hopefully I’ll find a Tallahassee shop to rebuild.

As Tres (the guy I purchased my rear end from) said, this is supposed to be fun…

Onward
Dave