This vid reminded me of adjusting the mixture screws on a 383's AFB, in the early 70's. The guy is watching me, and says: "One of those is for gas, and the other is the air,..... right?" LOL!
you should also tell ppl new to this..dont make any adjustments other then the choke on a cold motor...if you are going to play with the air/fuel screws...only do this on a warmed up motor
@Harry. B. Renner. jr. well,,what about the younger guys who dont know much..or anything about carbs?..seems simple right?..yet i have seen plenty of messed up things cuss many guys just dont know what they are doing ....keep that in mind..DUH
When do you start teaching at Middle Tennessee State? Hay,, The serious stuff, I am glad you and Kathy are safe and the offer you gave to help others is the actions of people with Class.. Keep being who you are.
Sitting here in school , doing a refresher. As a kid I wasn't making squat working in a garage , so I went to tech school. One of the teachers was a little like Uncle Tony, the way he taught and showed examples. And we learned a boatload from him and I'm grateful for that.
Requires a lot of prep work before the event though... You have to fart around with it a while first, to build the rage up Then you can go for the distance. :D
Something ive always kept with me when riding motorcycles....actually all the way back to when I was a kid and rode minibikes/dirtbikes then scooters then motorcycles..... is a the paper twisty ties. The kind that have a wire in themThe ones that come with garbage bags or bread. Even the ones that are flat with plastic on them. As ling as they have a wire in them. Id wrap a couple on my key or keychain or throw them in a compartment somewhere. Im a smoker so I always have a ligjter with me. If my carb starts giving me trouble I can just pull it apart. Burn the paper/plastic off the twisty and use it to clean out any orifice in a carburetor. Clean the jets, passage ways, holes, anything. If the hole it much bigger then the twisty wire I just put a bunch of kinks in the wire, by bending it around then run it in and out of the hole. Has always worked like a charm.
Find a friend who plays guitar. Next time he changes strings, ask him if you can have the high E, B and G strings off of it. They have a small brass ball on the end which work great as a handhold and can be cut to 2-3" lengths, They work well for clearing out the passages. I have a full set in my toolbox for just such occasions.
I use to keep a length of stripped multi-strand wire under the seat in the storage compartment. The copper was soft enough not to cause scratches or gouging.
Jamming a steel wire into your brass jets that work based on a very finely machined hole is a terrible idea. Either use copper wire that's softer than the jet material, or carry a can of carb cleaner. Honestly for grit or dirt that comes in naturally taking the jets out and blowing them out with your mouth is usually enough, if there's varnish or crap in them that's been around a while you aren't fixing it on the roadside anyway
I always kept a length of stranded wire in my toolbox from a motorcycle turn signal. THe strand are small enough to pass through the idle circuits on 250 cc motorcycle carbs. But find the size you need and use that. Softer the better to avoid gouges. NEVER DRILL an idle passage.
Haha yup , most of the time you don't need no steenkin rebuild kit either. Smaller engines for yard stuff and whatnot are always getting nasty and ya gotta drop the bowl and clean em out
Back when I was learning this stuff, google didn't exist. Worse, it wasn't my "project car" or something like that, it was my damn car. Thankfully, they really aren't that complicated, but they are very mechanical.
This is why the old boys should never be ignored: Hands on experience with complex critical thinking and improvisation. Meanwhile I just follow the shop manuals.
@@ronjones-6977 Yes, my only car and form of transportation. That makes fixing it more difficult because if something goes wrong, you gotta get to the parts store.
I was fortunate enough to learn about transition slots and idle air bleeds and carb " circuits" from older mechanics when i first started out as a professional mechanic. Vacuum signal is vital to proper idle and overall carb perforformance ive been taught. Great channel love this stuff
Tony is a great teacher and full of common sense. Tony's strength is not only his amazing knowledge, it is also the way he explains it. I worked at car dealers from the 1960's up to 2010. There was no internet then, so when their was a problem that very few master techs at dealers could figure out, the factory would send a very technical engineer to explain the problem and how to repair it. The problem with that was most of us didn't take courses in engineering to fully understand what he was saying. Tony would be the perfect person for the factory to send to explain technical problems and how to overcome them. Just one more thing about today's auto engineers. They need to have them work for 1 year doing repairs on today's cars. They will see how "easy" it it to repair what they designed.
I'm an old "project wrencher"... glad to see these videos...great refresher for me. Just rebuilt my Holley tonight...mount it on the 76 Vette tomorrow. Also..just watched your vacuum tuning vid.... damn glad I kept ALL my old school tuning equipment and tools..from when I was a kid, hot rodding my 70 Cyclone. Got yourself a new subscriber !
Thank you for covering all of this old stuff again, I need a refresher because I'm getting all of my old cars back out and running again for the summer so I have ten carburetors to clean up and set up!
The more and more of your videos I watch really boosts my confidence on rebuilding an engine. I have a 283 Chevy in mind it’s these small things that help. Getting a car to just idle is something I’m sure tons of guys struggle with. You make it simple thankful for dudes like uncle tony. I never had an uncle tony before.
Thanks for the video Uncle Tony. When you talk about it step by step like that you can see all the different systems to make the carb function. So sophisticated in a compact design.
Thank you for a direct and to the point discussion of one part of the carburetor. This is an excellent way to discuss it, one circuit at a time. It may take a while to learn all the workings, but I get a chance to absorb what you said and I don't get bored with a long video. Thanks for the lesson.
Thanks to your last video I figured out the rough idle when my Fury was cold. The choke pull off that I replaced about 5 years ago due to a similar cold start issue was the culprit. Put in a new one I had laying around and it’s running great again. Thanks Uncle Tony! You saved me a lot of wasted time and possibly money. Cheers 🍻
Imagine the future of that EFI bolt on stuff.....rotting harnesses, electrical fires, cracking plastic pieces...clapped out units will hit swap meets in droves!
@@JesusSaves86AB well, the only thing with EFI i have is a car with a one big single point that is placed where a carb should be.. It's very reliable but yes modern EFI are getting too complicated
Hheyyy,,, Big Tony(!), You, my friend not only are a beast with your knowledge and wisdom, but you definitely do not suck passing that knowledge along! I grew up "not wealthy" and farming, ranching, racing, repairing, etc. so I know this stuff too. Here's my take away point; I have played your video(s) to non knowledgeable people, rather than trying to explain something myself (which I am also quite capable), and the newbies have totally been able to follow you and (with only 1 or 2 clarifications from me) and you can see the light come on in their eyes! So, a big fat attaboy to you my man👍. As they say in star trek (which I do not follow); you have the con. Carry on 😎
Understanding the universal basics for ANY fuel delivery device is essential. Fine job explaining the idle and transfer holes and why the mixture screws / holes are not fed from the bottom of a float bowl (s) as one would expect. There is a trap in the circuitry for the mixture adjust, or like a plumbing pipe trap and vent for your kitchen sink drain, there is an air bleed (vent) hole somewhere in the path between the fuel bowl source and the mixture screw all depending on manufacturer specifications. Glad you mentioned the leaded over (manufacturer drill hole) with the six cylinder carb.
Uncle Tony, as always a great wealth of info. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience on stuff especially carburetors when the world is pushing fuel injection conversions! An amateur hotrodder like me loves the plain, get to the point info you share on here. I think if regular folks knew some more about carb tune basics, we’d be cool with not throwing cash over ass at EFI kits. Really don’t want too.
Hey Tony David Pearson here from Texas. I don't know where you are located. But sir , I would walk across the Sahara desert with no shoes on Swim across the ocean holding my shoes above water with my hands just to shake your hand cuz you're such an intelligent person and truly God's gift to automobiles & engines.period Myself I know you have forgotten more than most people will ever know and we can take that to the bank.😂
Heres a tip for cleaning out any small passages in carburetors (automotive or small machinery). I've been using electric guitar strings. They come 6 different sizes to a pack. .008 solid wire to .042 wire wound. Great for fishing filth out of tiny passages in carbs. Dirt cheap too.
Doubt you'll ever see this as this video has been out a while, but Thank You! I was out driving my slant and started losing idle. Checked for vac leaks (none) then pulled the carb (1920) and found what looked like a tiny bit of material hanging out of the tube end you can see below the lead plug. Blew it out with air (no lead removal luckily) and she runs great again. Thanks again for all the useful everyday info you put online
ive never ever had to rebuild or take apart one of these kind of carbs but i like the info u give man you know alot of knowledge. ive said it once before but you can help a decent mechanic to understand things way easyer.
Man, I remember learning carbs on 4 wheeler. Mikuni's and such. Then my first Edelbrock. Learned really quickly about vacuum leaks. Then the 'Holly' quirks. All required patients that I didn't possess. Good stuff!
I can only build one kind of carburetor Quadrajet. I get the numbers off the side of the carburetor and the rebuild kit. And quick drying epoxy. A can of berrymans chemtool carburetor cleaner. The best luck I've had is with new carburetors, and taking carburetors to a professional carburetor rebuilder. It was just easier for me to throw $200 at it then it was to deal with the frustration. I'm just better at scraping up $200 then I am working on a carburetor. A good carburetor rebuilder will have a test engine on a stand. He will dial your carburetor in before he returns it to you. Another thing I never touches is automatic transmissions. Automatic transmissions require a specialized chimp. Those parts are like bolt on components to me. The failure rate on rebuilt transmissions is high. I think it's like one out of three. Sometimes it's better to just let a shop do it. That way if there's a problem I just call a tow truck. I'm 61 on old and sore. Too old to be looking stupid fucking around with something several times. That little idle circuit on the carburetors kind of like an upside-down P-trap with a vent. I'm a plumber. Excellent video Tony. Thanks again
Also i have a question. I live in a climate that is very diverse. A summer morning could be 50 degrees and in the middle of the day it could get as high as 80-90. I am considering a carb for my latest build but I’m afraid of losing out on performance and tuning if I go with a carb vs going with aftermarket efi. Could i get away with a carb despite the drastic temps I experience and save myself a grand, or be safe and go with a Holley Sniper?
I daily drive a 78 ford f100. I love the simple carb set up . I'm also an ASE certified technician for over 20 years now. I can't tell you how many carburetor rebuilds I've done over the years .
I've seen a lot of Q-jets that way too. Usually, if it's just a little chip, it won't hurt anything, but some guys will really crank down the screws (for some damn reason, I don't know what they think that'll fix) to the point where it breaks a whole chunk out and the throttle body has to be replaced.
For cleaning up the small passages on any carb, I use a Tip Cleaner set, for cleaning cutting torches. They come in different sizes, & have lil ridges on them, for good cleaning. Another great video Uncle Tony, hope this lil "Tip" helps! !
I had one of those blasted one barrel Holly’s on my 69 Valiant with that pressed plug missing. A piece of rubber a dime and a toothpick made it run. Don’t forget the ball bearing check valve inside. I learned a lot from that old four door. I prefer the Carter two barrel, it just runs better. “In my opinion “. All this taught me how to make do and what it takes to get things running. A couple of important lessons here, do your homework and never ever give up. Thank you Uncle Tony.
Great video, love the detail. I'm new to carburetor, learning with my 77 C20. Just bought a Edelbrock for my truck. Is a nightmare for me but learning on it. Just subscribed, gonna watch more eof your videos.
To see some prime racing carbs skip to 1:43 in this video! czcams.com/video/kl9wo_LCei0/video.html Look at that bad boy dumping 1800hp worth of ave gas!!
I just finished the Carter WCD carb on my 1958 Willys Sedan Delivery. The last time I rebuilt it was 1984. The new gas is just nasty. The Edelbrock (Carter AFB) that you were holding is functionally about the same. The metering rods are much easier to assemble on the AFB. I enjoy your tutorial on carbs for the EFI set. Glad to see you're all fine. I'm waiting for the Power Valve vs. Metering Rod episode. Press on.
I started my apprenticeship in 1985. When I was in trade school we learned carburetors and what is now, primitive fuel injection. My final exam to get my license (Canada), it was so outdated there was a section about X frames.
Me and my dad were working on tuning his carburetor and we couldnt get it to idle and it just smelled up everything. Well after trying everything, he set the idle to 40, drilled out the holes in the front butterflies a little more and it is a dream that doesnt smell / burn up your eyes. I believe the came is a 232/236 110 lsa.
Wire brush remnants do great; I used guitar strings. Any small gauge music wire works well for fishing through carb passages - super strong yet flexible. Many a time I sat down and wound up playing a five string guitar.
Roll Up Your Windows!! Uncle Tony, I love these videos, carburetors, ignition, and you showing how. I really hope the young guns pay attention and use the resources available. I never had a google, or a cellphone or an internet. It was books, your buddies, or an older cat that knew his shit. But before any of that, you have to WANT to try. Expect to mess things up, it’s part of it. Remember, this Uncle Tony guy, I would give my right nut to work around him, the wealth of knowledge is incredible, and books can’t teach ya.
Most of these guys dont rebuild carbs or understand how they work. It's the same with all the small engines I work on. There is transitions in all carbs u just have to learn how they work before u work on them. Good video man, keep them coming alot of good advice even for experienced guys
Best thing to do is just start taking stuff apart - My first time working on Carbs was on a V4 street bike - what a complicated mess of mechanisms and springs linking all four together. It was definitely a challenge to get them all apart, cleaned, bench synced and reinstalled again. I learned a lot in that process. Being a young guy I had to learn a lot of my dad and a few of his buddy’s. Those old guys know a lot of stuff and most are happy to share what they’ve learned over the years.
Uncle Tony I have 3 carbureted muscle cars and I’ve never really been a carb dude knowledge wise most of my old school wrench buds aren’t either too much guess work very little help thanks to your vids I have absorbed enuff info to dial in the one troublesome carb I believe it sat too long without running my guess keep up the great vids wish I would found you years ago
My old 77 Econoline would kill intermittently too. It never worked for me before but I pulled and cleaned the mixture screws and blew shop air into the mixture screw holes and that did it. Edelbrock 650, I'd already opened it up and cleaned the Jets and passages to no avail, evidently I missed something so instead of disassembling it again I used the shop air trick.
Holy canoli that's a lot of comments, love your videos brother. My apologies if you've tackeld this but an addendum regarding idle air bypass as it applies to the correct orientation of the primary butterflies at idle would be a great addition to this video.
Just got hooked on your videos.. Great info. The problem im looking to fix is to why i am leaking out of the driver side secondary shaft.. its a new to me rebuilt 1406 Edelbrock. Still trying to get it up and running
Thank you for your videos I am 77 years old even some young mechanics don't know what a carburetor is. I sent a carburetor to an engine builder thru ups they asked me what it was and was it loaded.
Gosh do I ever appreciate your videos, you go into this stuff in the sort of detail that I personally need to understand this stuff. I find so much of the time its given in such broad generalizations where its along the lines of 'just do this trick or that' that doesn't give you the information to deal with a broad set of problems. I think I did a fairly good job regardless, but I wish I had some of this information when I was rebuilding the Quadrajet on my 88 caprice wagon (yes, of course it has the fake wood). I've been becoming very fascinated by these pneumatic control systems lately. Its something that's largely alien to my generation, at least outside of certain specialized fields like hydraulics but I'm mainly speaking of stuff based off gas pressure differentials. I mean hell, even the HVAC control systems on my Caprice are controlled via that sort of thing; partially anyways.
I can't wait till you show the accelerator pump leather seal on the Slant 6 carb! I can't tell you how many times I pulled mine out and flared the leather seal, kneaded it, lightly oiled it, and put that baby back in. Too cheap to buy a new one when I was young because that would have meant less party money come the weekend.
A wizard lives inside every carburetor.
This a fact and they demand a blood offering
And every automatic transmission
@@connerwilson2357 😆
That’s “EVIL” Wizard, to YOU!
This vid reminded me of adjusting the mixture screws on a 383's AFB, in the early 70's. The guy is watching me, and says: "One of those is for gas, and the other is the air,..... right?" LOL!
We need more people like you on the internet. Fountain of knowledge, always gets straight to the point, some great stories too.
Straight to the point, but !
you should also tell ppl new to this..dont make any adjustments other then the choke on a cold motor...if you are going to play with the air/fuel screws...only do this on a warmed up motor
@Harry. B. Renner. jr. duh ???
@Harry. B. Renner. jr. well,,what about the younger guys who dont know much..or anything about carbs?..seems simple right?..yet i have seen plenty of messed up things cuss many guys just dont know what they are doing ....keep that in mind..DUH
Don’t make ANY adjustments - unless you actually KNOW what you are doing ... NOT merely what affect you want it to have😎🎯
@@glenholmgren1218 you have to learn somehow
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
For clean idle passages 3rd electric guitar string is perfect.
Like on a standard gauge set?
Torch tip cleaners
So you clean your carbs with a G string.....
D string? I use g string and b strings
@@nen.user.3764 g, the strings are ebgdaE, 123456, 1 being high e, 6 being low E
When do you start teaching at Middle Tennessee State? Hay,, The serious stuff, I am glad you and Kathy are safe and the offer you gave to help others is the actions of people with Class.. Keep being who you are.
Sitting here in school , doing a refresher.
As a kid I wasn't making squat working in a garage , so I went to tech school.
One of the teachers was a little like Uncle Tony, the way he taught and showed examples. And we learned a boatload from him and I'm grateful for that.
Carb chucking should be an Olympic Event !!
Requires a lot of prep work before the event though...
You have to fart around with it a while first, to build the rage up
Then you can go for the distance.
:D
@Lassi Kinnunen Phone throwing? Where? When? I MUST do this.
@Lassi Kinnunen
>phone throwing
Obligatory joke about 3310s being banned from said event because they cause to much damage.
@@EngineeringVignettes LOL! “... to build up *THE RAGE* “ ...
Oh, so you too have worked on stubborn carburetors 😎👍🤣🤣
Well Tony is flexing wit a QJ here. So better train hard.
Something ive always kept with me when riding motorcycles....actually all the way back to when I was a kid and rode minibikes/dirtbikes then scooters then motorcycles..... is a the paper twisty ties. The kind that have a wire in themThe ones that come with garbage bags or bread. Even the ones that are flat with plastic on them. As ling as they have a wire in them. Id wrap a couple on my key or keychain or throw them in a compartment somewhere. Im a smoker so I always have a ligjter with me. If my carb starts giving me trouble I can just pull it apart. Burn the paper/plastic off the twisty and use it to clean out any orifice in a carburetor. Clean the jets, passage ways, holes, anything. If the hole it much bigger then the twisty wire I just put a bunch of kinks in the wire, by bending it around then run it in and out of the hole. Has always worked like a charm.
Nice!
Find a friend who plays guitar. Next time he changes strings, ask him if you can have the high E, B and G strings off of it. They have a small brass ball on the end which work great as a handhold and can be cut to 2-3" lengths, They work well for clearing out the passages. I have a full set in my toolbox for just such occasions.
I use to keep a length of stripped multi-strand wire under the seat in the storage compartment. The copper was soft enough not to cause scratches or gouging.
Jamming a steel wire into your brass jets that work based on a very finely machined hole is a terrible idea. Either use copper wire that's softer than the jet material, or carry a can of carb cleaner. Honestly for grit or dirt that comes in naturally taking the jets out and blowing them out with your mouth is usually enough, if there's varnish or crap in them that's been around a while you aren't fixing it on the roadside anyway
I always kept a length of stranded wire in my toolbox from a motorcycle turn signal. THe strand are small enough to pass through the idle circuits on 250 cc motorcycle carbs. But find the size you need and use that. Softer the better to avoid gouges. NEVER DRILL an idle passage.
I love these carb videos.im learning lots
Excellent video! I’ve never been afraid to rip a carburetor apart and clean it out. It’s well worth doing
Haha yup , most of the time you don't need no steenkin rebuild kit either.
Smaller engines for yard stuff and whatnot are always getting nasty and ya gotta drop the bowl and clean em out
Set your camera to video. As you take it apart, talk your way through things that seem confusing.
Back when I was learning this stuff, google didn't exist. Worse, it wasn't my "project car" or something like that, it was my damn car.
Thankfully, they really aren't that complicated, but they are very mechanical.
Exactly!!!
This is why the old boys should never be ignored: Hands on experience with complex critical thinking and improvisation. Meanwhile I just follow the shop manuals.
EDD. You mean "my car?"
@@ronjones-6977 Yes, my only car and form of transportation. That makes fixing it more difficult because if something goes wrong, you gotta get to the parts store.
I was 16 years old before I realized that "damnFord" was two words. Been driving them for over 60 years!
I'm so glad I found your channel! Thank you so much for explaining this to me like I'm five years old!! You sir are a great help to me!
Boy do I miss my old E-58 code 360 Thermoquad equiped Road-Runner, what a sound that Carb had...
I was fortunate enough to learn about transition slots and idle air bleeds and carb " circuits" from older mechanics when i first started out as a professional mechanic. Vacuum signal is vital to proper idle and overall carb perforformance ive been taught. Great channel love this stuff
My mechanics class shop teacher taught us the importance of using a vacuum gauge to pinpoint problems.
@rchydrozz751 Absolutely. A vacuum gauge is a must have for any professional technician..
I gotta watch that carb fly just one more time. I'm glad it sounded like a soft landing.
Thank you Sir
Great advice Tony, the best way to fix something is to start by learning how it works.
Tony is a great teacher and full of common sense. Tony's strength is not only his amazing knowledge, it is also the way he explains it.
I worked at car dealers from the 1960's up to 2010. There was no internet then, so when their was a problem that very few master techs at dealers could figure out, the factory would send a very technical engineer to explain the problem and how to repair it.
The problem with that was most of us didn't take courses in engineering to fully understand what he was saying.
Tony would be the perfect person for the factory to send to explain technical problems and how to overcome them.
Just one more thing about today's auto engineers. They need to have them work for 1 year doing repairs on today's cars. They will see how "easy" it it to repair what they designed.
I'm an old "project wrencher"... glad to see these videos...great refresher for me. Just rebuilt my Holley tonight...mount it on the 76 Vette tomorrow. Also..just watched your vacuum tuning vid.... damn glad I kept ALL my old school tuning equipment and tools..from when I was a kid, hot rodding my 70 Cyclone. Got yourself a new subscriber !
Its worth mentioning the dwell and timing (in that order) has to be correct before you try to get the carb/idle adjustments right.
Thank you for covering all of this old stuff again, I need a refresher because I'm getting all of my old cars back out and running again for the summer so I have ten carburetors to clean up and set up!
Man i passed out watching this yesterday and then had a dream I was arguing with you and Kathy over Everly Brother's songs.. out there
The more and more of your videos I watch really boosts my confidence on rebuilding an engine. I have a 283 Chevy in mind it’s these small things that help. Getting a car to just idle is something I’m sure tons of guys struggle with. You make it simple thankful for dudes like uncle tony. I never had an uncle tony before.
These videos are slowly turning me into a carb guy from a FI guy
Thanks for the video Uncle Tony.
When you talk about it step by step like that you can see all the different systems to make the carb function. So sophisticated in a compact design.
Thank you for a direct and to the point discussion of one part of the carburetor. This is an excellent way to discuss it, one circuit at a time. It may take a while to learn all the workings, but I get a chance to absorb what you said and I don't get bored with a long video. Thanks for the lesson.
Thanks to your last video I figured out the rough idle when my Fury was cold. The choke pull off that I replaced about 5 years ago due to a similar cold start issue was the culprit. Put in a new one I had laying around and it’s running great again. Thanks Uncle Tony! You saved me a lot of wasted time and possibly money. Cheers 🍻
Carbs- ain't nothin' a wire can't fix..... EFI- every wire has to be fixed!
Imagine the future of that EFI bolt on stuff.....rotting harnesses, electrical fires, cracking plastic pieces...clapped out units will hit swap meets in droves!
Yup,and it was runnin when i took it off!!
@@lobmin Yes sir, I love my 80's and 90's cars but the DIS and EFI components don't age well.
@@JesusSaves86AB well, the only thing with EFI i have is a car with a one big single point that is placed where a carb should be.. It's very reliable but yes modern EFI are getting too complicated
EFI is fine, it's simple if you keep it simple and know your shit.
Uncle Tony is the only reason I can get to work with my old Mopar... Thank you for all you do.
Good video, my automotive diet consists of lots of carbs!
@lobo Hernandez I guess if you ran Tunnel Ram that would be a "high carb diet"!
Hheyyy,,, Big Tony(!),
You, my friend not only are a beast with your knowledge and wisdom, but you definitely do not suck passing that knowledge along! I grew up "not wealthy" and farming, ranching, racing, repairing, etc. so I know this stuff too.
Here's my take away point; I have played your video(s) to non knowledgeable people, rather than trying to explain something myself (which I am also quite capable), and the newbies have totally been able to follow you and (with only 1 or 2 clarifications from me) and you can see the light come on in their eyes!
So, a big fat attaboy to you my man👍.
As they say in star trek (which I do not follow); you have the con. Carry on 😎
Thank you!
Understanding the universal basics for ANY fuel delivery device is essential. Fine job explaining the idle and transfer holes and why the mixture screws / holes are not fed from the bottom of a float bowl (s) as one would expect. There is a trap in the circuitry for the mixture adjust, or like a plumbing pipe trap and vent for your kitchen sink drain, there is an air bleed (vent) hole somewhere in the path between the fuel bowl source and the mixture screw all depending on manufacturer specifications. Glad you mentioned the leaded over (manufacturer drill hole) with the six cylinder carb.
Watching your videos totally boosts my confidence to tackle some of the old beaters we have kicking around here.
Uncle Tony, as always a great wealth of info. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience on stuff especially carburetors when the world is pushing fuel injection conversions! An amateur hotrodder like me loves the plain, get to the point info you share on here. I think if regular folks knew some more about carb tune basics, we’d be cool with not throwing cash over ass at EFI kits. Really don’t want too.
Hey Tony David Pearson here from Texas. I don't know where you are located. But sir , I would walk across the Sahara desert with no shoes on Swim across the ocean holding my shoes above water with my hands just to shake your hand cuz you're such an intelligent person and truly God's gift to automobiles & engines.period Myself I know you have forgotten more than most people will ever know and we can take that to the bank.😂
I needed this, thanks Tony.
It's no bs videos like this that compelled me to subscribe.
Heres a tip for cleaning out any small passages in carburetors (automotive or small machinery). I've been using electric guitar strings. They come 6 different sizes to a pack. .008 solid wire to .042 wire wound. Great for fishing filth out of tiny passages in carbs. Dirt cheap too.
I wish we had an uncle Tony and crew in lake city Florida. I am telling you you have been a great person helping so many people up there.
Doubt you'll ever see this as this video has been out a while, but Thank You! I was out driving my slant and started losing idle. Checked for vac leaks (none) then pulled the carb (1920) and found what looked like a tiny bit of material hanging out of the tube end you can see below the lead plug. Blew it out with air (no lead removal luckily) and she runs great again. Thanks again for all the useful everyday info you put online
ive never ever had to rebuild or take apart one of these kind of carbs but i like the info u give man you know alot of knowledge. ive said it once before but you can help a decent mechanic to understand things way easyer.
Man, I remember learning carbs on 4 wheeler. Mikuni's and such. Then my first Edelbrock. Learned really quickly about vacuum leaks. Then the 'Holly' quirks. All required patients that I didn't possess. Good stuff!
I personally use ether. U?
🤷🏼♂️ works for me
@Harry. B. Renner. jr. your welcome
Good point my k10 have a 4 burrell carburetor. We don't have people like you. I see your passion for the engines or carburetor 👏👏👏thanks uncle Tony
Thanks tony, prayers for America's volunteers state,Tennessee, God bless.
I would totally sit around the shop, drink a beer, and BS with you. You are a very smart man.
Thank you so much for all this knowledge you are passing on.
I can only build one kind of carburetor Quadrajet. I get the numbers off the side of the carburetor and the rebuild kit.
And quick drying epoxy.
A can of berrymans chemtool carburetor cleaner.
The best luck I've had is with new carburetors, and taking carburetors to a professional carburetor rebuilder. It was just easier for me to throw $200 at it then it was to deal with the frustration. I'm just better at scraping up $200 then I am working on a carburetor. A good carburetor rebuilder will have a test engine on a stand. He will dial your carburetor in before he returns it to you. Another thing I never touches is automatic transmissions. Automatic transmissions require a specialized chimp. Those parts are like bolt on components to me.
The failure rate on rebuilt transmissions is high. I think it's like one out of three. Sometimes it's better to just let a shop do it. That way if there's a problem I just call a tow truck.
I'm 61 on old and sore. Too old to be looking stupid fucking around with something several times.
That little idle circuit on the carburetors kind of like an upside-down P-trap with a vent.
I'm a plumber. Excellent video Tony. Thanks again
I luv these carb videos, thank u uncle tony and uncle Kathy
Brilliant, free gold fellow gearheads, Thank you my man...
As a young buck at 19 just getting into carbs, you have really helped me with understanding how to tune them and what their quirks are. Thanks a lot😃
Also i have a question. I live in a climate that is very diverse. A summer morning could be 50 degrees and in the middle of the day it could get as high as 80-90. I am considering a carb for my latest build but I’m afraid of losing out on performance and tuning if I go with a carb vs going with aftermarket efi. Could i get away with a carb despite the drastic temps I experience and save myself a grand, or be safe and go with a Holley Sniper?
I just love watching your videos, the knowledge you give away is so helpful to beginners like me
Thanks for all the info you put into your videos!
Uncle Tony, you are making this very simple and understandable, thank you!
Throwing carbs.... love it. Your getting back to your roots!
Thanks unc.
I daily drive a 78 ford f100. I love the simple carb set up . I'm also an ASE certified technician for over 20 years now. I can't tell you how many carburetor rebuilds I've done over the years .
Keep flooding the Galaxy with knowledge may the swarts be with you
Very awesome video UTG! This will help alot of people in my age group, to save some time and money on their carbs!
I have seen AFB idle mixture screws tightened to the point of breaking the casting inside the throttle bores around the needle holes.
I've seen a lot of Q-jets that way too. Usually, if it's just a little chip, it won't hurt anything, but some guys will really crank down the screws (for some damn reason, I don't know what they think that'll fix) to the point where it breaks a whole chunk out and the throttle body has to be replaced.
For cleaning up the small passages on any carb, I use a Tip Cleaner set, for cleaning cutting torches. They come in different sizes, & have lil ridges on them, for good cleaning. Another great video Uncle Tony, hope this lil "Tip" helps! !
Hi Uncle Tony, great great video, love the carb toss
Lov your show found it about a week ago been watching it ever since. Ken
Yep. I learnt most of this from a book I had a long time ago on Holley carbs, how to rebuild and tune them.
I had one of those blasted one barrel Holly’s on my 69 Valiant with that pressed plug missing. A piece of rubber a dime and a toothpick made it run. Don’t forget the ball bearing check valve inside. I learned a lot from that old four door. I prefer the Carter two barrel, it just runs better. “In my opinion “. All this taught me how to make do and what it takes to get things running. A couple of important lessons here, do your homework and never ever give up. Thank you Uncle Tony.
Great Video, I am sure that this will help a lot of people at some point, including myself. Thank You.
Great video, love the detail. I'm new to carburetor, learning with my 77 C20. Just bought a Edelbrock for my truck. Is a nightmare for me but learning on it. Just subscribed, gonna watch more eof your videos.
Thank you youtube for recommending this
Good information. 1st time I realized carb spray doesn’t do much. Thanks!
Love your videos T, keep up the good work
To see some prime racing carbs skip to 1:43 in this video! czcams.com/video/kl9wo_LCei0/video.html Look at that bad boy dumping 1800hp worth of ave gas!!
You're my hero Tony! Hope the nadoes missed you brother man
Thanks Tony this stuff is solid gold!!
I just finished the Carter WCD carb on my 1958 Willys Sedan Delivery. The last time I rebuilt it was 1984. The new gas is just nasty. The Edelbrock (Carter AFB) that you were holding is functionally about the same. The metering rods are much easier to assemble on the AFB. I enjoy your tutorial on carbs for the EFI set. Glad to see you're all fine. I'm waiting for the Power Valve vs. Metering Rod episode. Press on.
The throttle plate tip is invaluable! Uncle Tony, National Treasure!!!!
You are 100% right Tony. There are so many tricks to the trade, almost insider stuff that books just don't cover.
Thank you for the video! very helpful!
This series is awesome.
I started my apprenticeship in 1985. When I was in trade school we learned carburetors and what is now, primitive fuel injection. My final exam to get my license (Canada), it was so outdated there was a section about X frames.
Me and my dad were working on tuning his carburetor and we couldnt get it to idle and it just smelled up everything. Well after trying everything, he set the idle to 40, drilled out the holes in the front butterflies a little more and it is a dream that doesnt smell / burn up your eyes. I believe the came is a 232/236 110 lsa.
Wire brush remnants do great; I used guitar strings. Any small gauge music wire works well for fishing through carb passages - super strong yet flexible. Many a time I sat down and wound up playing a five string guitar.
Uncle Tony ... my kinda guy. Wish he was my brother in law!!
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Uncle Tony, I love these videos, carburetors, ignition, and you showing how. I really hope the young guns pay attention and use the resources available. I never had a google, or a cellphone or an internet. It was books, your buddies, or an older cat that knew his shit. But before any of that, you have to WANT to try. Expect to mess things up, it’s part of it. Remember, this Uncle Tony guy, I would give my right nut to work around him, the wealth of knowledge is incredible, and books can’t teach ya.
Right On Tony. Good Info For The New Guy's.
My Favorite Uncle! Love You Man!!
Most of these guys dont rebuild carbs or understand how they work. It's the same with all the small engines I work on. There is transitions in all carbs u just have to learn how they work before u work on them. Good video man, keep them coming alot of good advice even for experienced guys
Best thing to do is just start taking stuff apart - My first time working on Carbs was on a V4 street bike - what a complicated mess of mechanisms and springs linking all four together. It was definitely a challenge to get them all apart, cleaned, bench synced and reinstalled again. I learned a lot in that process.
Being a young guy I had to learn a lot of my dad and a few of his buddy’s. Those old guys know a lot of stuff and most are happy to share what they’ve learned over the years.
Thank you for the tips!
Uncle Tony I have 3 carbureted muscle cars and I’ve never really been a carb dude knowledge wise most of my old school wrench buds aren’t either too much guess work very little help thanks to your vids I have absorbed enuff info to dial in the one troublesome carb I believe it sat too long without running my guess keep up the great vids wish I would found you years ago
My old 77 Econoline would kill intermittently too. It never worked for me before but I pulled and cleaned the mixture screws and blew shop air into the mixture screw holes and that did it. Edelbrock 650, I'd already opened it up and cleaned the Jets and passages to no avail, evidently I missed something so instead of disassembling it again I used the shop air trick.
Thanks for the video Tony! 👍
Holy canoli that's a lot of comments, love your videos brother. My apologies if you've tackeld this but an addendum regarding idle air bypass as it applies to the correct orientation of the primary butterflies at idle would be a great addition to this video.
Just got hooked on your videos.. Great info. The problem im looking to fix is to why i am leaking out of the driver side secondary shaft.. its a new to me rebuilt 1406 Edelbrock. Still trying to get it up and running
Thank you for your videos I am 77 years old even some young mechanics don't know what a carburetor is. I sent a carburetor to an engine builder thru ups they asked me what it was and was it loaded.
Thank you uncle Tony! You should be teaching in your local tech school!🙂 You make this easy to understand !
Tony very good video on the carbs
Gosh do I ever appreciate your videos, you go into this stuff in the sort of detail that I personally need to understand this stuff. I find so much of the time its given in such broad generalizations where its along the lines of 'just do this trick or that' that doesn't give you the information to deal with a broad set of problems. I think I did a fairly good job regardless, but I wish I had some of this information when I was rebuilding the Quadrajet on my 88 caprice wagon (yes, of course it has the fake wood). I've been becoming very fascinated by these pneumatic control systems lately. Its something that's largely alien to my generation, at least outside of certain specialized fields like hydraulics but I'm mainly speaking of stuff based off gas pressure differentials. I mean hell, even the HVAC control systems on my Caprice are controlled via that sort of thing; partially anyways.
Love your videos Tony.
My wife giggled the whole video. One of a kind!
I can't wait till you show the accelerator pump leather seal on the Slant 6 carb! I can't tell you how many times I pulled mine out and flared the leather seal, kneaded it, lightly oiled it, and put that baby back in. Too cheap to buy a new one when I was young because that would have meant less party money come the weekend.
Dust on a car is the cars way of telling us "I need to be washed, taken out and driven" ;-P
Your right , it is the most usefull carb video ever, thanks man
Great video.I have no problems getting throw away mowers running...(usually carb) but I haven't had a carb vehicle since 98-99 ish.