Re: [FWDLK] WCFB Part Needed

Jim,

I thought all WCFBs had cast iron throttle sections. Maybe 58s are different?

Remove the throttle section from the carb:

There are several rust dissolving chemicals that might help. After all visible rust is gone, try gently taping on the end of the throttle shaft to jar it loose.
Sometimes the throttle plates stick in the throttle bores from rust.
Have you checked if the accelerator pump is frozen? This is common on carbs that have been sitting a long time. Remove the link rod and see if the throttle shaft moves.

Anybody out there in Mopar Land sitting on an unused WCFB Carb, or any other carb: it might be a good idea to squirt a little oil on the moving parts so the carb will be useable at some future date.

Dave Homstad

56 Dodge D500

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Subject: [FWDLK] WCFB Part Needed

The throttle plates/butterflies on my Carter WCFB four barrel just won't free up. We're two weeks into pentrating oils, heat and various chemicals and they're still stuck.

This is an aluminum base four barrel, #2660S, used on '58 Dodge and some Desotos. Anybody have the base off a parts carb or a whole carb they'd want to sell? An alternate choice is a 1957 model, #2532S.

Thanks,

Jim Krausmann

Detroit

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