jackieonassis

It doesn't seem to run right unless I spray carb cleaner in it. Then it runs great. I drive it to the store. Shop and when I go to start it again it either idles really high or shakes a lot. I have adjusted the top screw on the side of the carb a few times and have had mixed results. It seems like spraying carb cleaner on the top of the carb is the only thing that works, but I can't do that everytime to get it running right.

Also. If I hold a piece of white paper up to the exhaust it has black wet marks. I am assuming that is oil or gas. What can I do? help. . . ?

Leg0nd

hey! i had similar problems with my toyota. I evidently had the idle mix screw turned out to much. so as a result it was running way to rich and shaking. I read up on a forum how what the adjustment specs where and poof, problem gone! i will post links when i get home of where i found the info! the info is saved under my favorites, lol.

jackieonassis

so. after going to some local auto shops and finding out that carbs are black voodoo. . . i researched online and bought a carb from these guys: http://importcarburetors.com/

It took about two hours to replace the one I had and it works PERFECT now! I didnt have to adjust anything! I would highly recommend them to anyone on here with carb problems. My carb works great and the no adjustment thing is key. I am an uber beginner at this stuff. Anyhow, that is how I solved the problem

83

You'll have to let us know how it holds up. That's a good price and no core charge! The photos say they show you were to find the carb # but they don't...I still haven't been able to locate my carb number..

jackieonassis

it is on a little tag hanging from the front. or so I found. I didn't send them my carb number when I ordered it. They only listed one carb for me 83, manual so I took a chance

I haven't had a problem yet. I have put about 50 miles on the carb so far and everything seems good. I am attaching some pics. Sorry about the quality but the upload size limit on here kind of sucks.

the first two are my old and the last is the new.

83

Holy ##$%&*!@#$%^&&**^%$ you seriously wondered what might be wrong with your carb! That thing's crazy! I'll bet there's some improvement!

jackieonassis

UPDATE:

so. i have had the carb for many months now and it has not once failed me. I haven't had to touch it at all. Not once. So I am going to go on record and say that Import Carburetors is completely legit and worth every penny!

83

Thanks for the update! I went with them also, and had some weird things happen with the carb, but their customer service was excellent.

cdg

I too have heard good things about Import Carburetors. If my truck ends up needing a rebuild I will probably just go with them.

One thing though, sometimes if a truck has already had a commercially rebuilt carb put on it, the original carburetor identification tag can sometimes get lost. I have run into this on one other occasion with a National Carburetor carb or something like that on an old Ford.

83

I've gone through 3 carbs including my original, and not one had the indentification tag. They didn't seem to think it mattered...as long as they knew the year and model of my truck.

c.updegrave

Just transplanted a rebuilt FC Products TOY-500 Carb into my 1982 2WD Toyota truck. My first carb transplant, job went well, easy, like a new truck now!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cupdegrave/3972914383/