Farrar's car blog

[Farrar]

i noticed on the DMCSouth forum that they stopped dripping after spraying carb cleaner into them. makes me wonder if there were deposits that were interrupting the flow and pulling the droplets out of the main stream.

Maybe it's time for me to try rebuilding the carburetor again. The last time I just cleaned it with the spray because it didn't look that dirty to me, but perhaps I should soak it in varnish or whatever that stuff is for a day and a night like Bill does.

[stevedmc]

Maybe it's time for me to try rebuilding the carburetor again. The last time I just cleaned it with the spray because it didn't look that dirty to me, but perhaps I should soak it in varnish or whatever that stuff is for a day and a night like Bill does.

No need for all of that. The main things that matter when rebuilding your carb is that you replace the power valve and the fuel pump accelerator thingie. The rest of the kit is just cheap gaskets. Oh, and we have to make sure your jets are clear. Compressed air is good for making sure the jets are clear.

Another important thing durring reassembly is to make sure you reinstall the choke correctly. If your choke isn't installed right your fast idle screw thingie won't work like it is supposed to.

If you are still game for working on your car tonight I can come by. If we need to rebuild the carb all we need is a $20 kit from Autozone. I rebuilt mine about a year ago just for the experience.

[Farrar]

I didn't mess with the choke position. I just replaced the gaskets and such.

Thursday night would be better; my girlfriend's not feeling well so I will be busy working culinary magic tonight.

[stevedmc]

I didn't mess with the choke position. I just replaced the gaskets and such.

Thursday night would be better; my girlfriend's not feeling well so I will be busy working culinary magic tonight.

Sounds good to me. Hope she feels better soon.

[dvonk]

Maybe it's time for me to try rebuilding the carburetor again. The last time I just cleaned it with the spray because it didn't look that dirty to me, but perhaps I should soak it in varnish or whatever that stuff is for a day and a night like Bill does.

it could be worth a shot, especially if the rebuild kit is $20 like steve said. if you are a visual learner, this PDF full of photos might be helpful locating all the passageways in the 2100 to blow out.

when was the last time you rebuilt it?

[Farrar]

when was the last time you rebuilt it?

Over a year ago. I rebuilt it because the engine was idling like crap...

[stevedmc]

it could be worth a shot, especially if the rebuild kit is $20 like steve said. if you are a visual learner, this PDF full of photos might be helpful locating all the passageways in the 2100 to blow out.

when was the last time you rebuilt it?

We will know if he needs a rebuild or not after I put my carb on his car.

[Ron]

We will know if he needs a rebuild or not after I put my carb on his car.

+1

[dvonk]

We will know if he needs a rebuild or not after I put my carb on his car.

definitely a benefit of the modular nature of the carb setup. im curious to hear about the results...

[stevedmc]

definitely a benefit of the modular nature of the carb setup. im curious to hear about the results...

Yeah if that don't fix it I want to make sure he is getting spark on each wire. I'm a mini Bill in training. I keep a tool for testing spark in my car at all times.

It's going to be so much fun swapping parts until we figure out what's wrong. I'm willing to swap anything except for engines.