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Most all Crater use the same type and but different sizes, what
I've done over the years is buy junk looking ones at a swap meet for a
couple of dollars just to get the rods but have used them or given them
out. I could mention how to adjust your's or check them , but was informed
that I cant use another make of car to explain or compare with. As I did
last time mentioning the word corvette Op sorry. Chrysler only.
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From: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, January
24, 2002 06:25:38 PM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: Poor
gas mpg
Roy, you don't happen to know where you find other
metering rods
to try do you?
Tristan
I thought to
mention beside the rear end gears, to think about
what your
CARTER AFB metering rods size is! Owners that are
second or third
owners of their car need to wonder if the carb
ever was rebuilt and if
so were the right metering rods
reinstalled in THAT carb. You need to
understand that two brass
metering rods are lifted out of the
fuel jet HOLES as you step
on the gas and has to be correct for
performance. The jet holes
that the metering rods go through are
stander size for that
carb, but the rod thickness depend on engine
size and HP. Think
of it this way , if the jet hole is always the same
size .A
thinner rod increases fuel flow 1. ( to much -fouling
plugs,dark
smoke car can feel like it lugging and can Diesel do to
carbon
build up) .To thick a rod ( plugs run hot, engine runing
hotter,no power, pinging, stuttering) I found my 57 doing the
second. like the three bears you need to try different ones to
get
it just RIGHT.Early Corvettes have Carter's and the same
condition to
deal with.
roy 57
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