Carter rebuild kit help ???

[wolfe99]

Hello,
I was going to try and rebuild my carb in my 79 f25 with 318(225). It is a carter carb, does anyone know where to find the rebuild kit?? I cant find it. And a shop said 400.00 to rebuild so i was going to try it my slef and take my time And it should be a 4bbl??? Correct. Thanks

[Scorpion07]

$400 to rebuild!?!?
Wow....
I just bought two brand new edelbrocks last season for $375 a piece. Same as stock carbs.
They run flawlessly.
Rebuilding is simple. Not many parts come in the kits. I did that first. Bought them on Amazon. After 35+ years they were beyond repair though. Everything was sloppy causing air to enter and making them impossible to tune properly.

[wolfe99]

I thought it was a bit high too. Just not sure what rebuild kit i need

[wolfe99]

This is the kit I ordered. Hope it works

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[wolfe99]

Said it worked with Carter ABF

[jimbo36]

Hello,
I was going to try and rebuild my carb in my 79 f25 with 318(225). It is a carter carb, does anyone know where to find the rebuild kit?? I cant find it. And a shop said 400.00 to rebuild so i was going to try it my slef and take my time And it should be a 4bbl??? Correct. Thanks

Wow! that's nuts. I had 2 AFB 4BBL carbs professionally rebuilt for $400. total.

[larryeddington]

You need to get the number stamped in the carb to be sure right kit. But in all likelihood that one will work fine. Make sure you get it clean. I soda blast mine after soaking in carb cleaner. Then wash with water and blow out with compressed air. I keep two spares that are rebuilt and ready to go.

[wolfe99]

Thanks for the help everyone. Just curious if I was to upgrade to an edelbrock manual choke, are they pretty much bolt on and go, or do you need to figure out jetting etc...

[Scorpion07]

No jetting required. BUT........
I needed to drill and tap an air fitting for the Crankcase vent system. Easy
Adjust the floats. Easy
Adjust air/fuel mixture screws. Easy
Adjust idle. Easy
Adjust the accelerator pump. Easy
Cut down my original spark arrestors to fit the bigger throat with a dremel cutoff wheel. More difficult but doable.
Finally, because I went With an electronic choke version. Find a + and - source to hook up to it. Fused. Easy

This is what I got. But not from summit.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl- ... aQodtE8BGA
Do a search for price....

Glad I did it.

[Misty]

I just paid $350. Seriously, farm it out if you or someone you know haven't done it. Its not that fun and you don't want to second guess the work.