Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

[Chester C.]

Going to rebuild a 1964 WCFB carburetor. What would be a good quality kit. Also, there's a good you tube video showing Mike's carburetor how to rebuild AFB carburetor. Anyone find a your tube video for WCFB, thanks.

[Larry M.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

Chester:

I would start with Daytona Parts. They have first quality rebuild kits for these carbs.

http://www.daytonaparts.com/index.html

Larry

[Frank D.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

Chester:

I would start with Daytona Parts. They have first quality rebuild kits for these carbs.

http://www.daytonaparts.com/index.html

Larry

Their kit #327 (oddly enough) is the only one I will use. Daytona has come up with a unique float that makes these carbs idle and run better; all their stuff is ethanol proof and the holes in the gaskets are actually in the right places; unlike some of those "white box" kits:

http://daytonaparts.com/daytona-carburetor-float-valve.html

This manual will walk you through the rebuild: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...,d.eXY&cad=rja

Be careful - there are 18 screws in the top lid; of three different lengths - don't mix them up or you'll strip holes on reassembly - use this picture on a piece of cardboard to store the screws in their proper positions.

[Chester C.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

Thanks, just what we needed

[Frank D.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

Couple of other tips -- there are hair thin, spring "keepers" wrapped around the top of the metering rods to make sure they stay on the "T" hanger. Do NOT lose those - they are made of unobtanium. If you lose one you'll be very unhappy. Sometimes those metering rods have small metal washers around them where they go into the air horn lid -- down in the bottom. Same, same -- do NOT lose those if they are there.

Finally, make sure that little piston in the choke housing works smoothly. They sometimes get carbonized and prevent proper choke "pull off" and contribute to over-rich conditions and rough idle. In severe cases take a gun bore cleaner brass brush and some Hoppe's #9 gun cleaning solvent and scrub the snot out of the chamber -- that will do it.

If your WCFB has experienced the "stall on left turn" issue (quite common) let me know and I'll post the fix for that....otherwise don't worry about it....

[Chester C.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

According to Dayton web site kit #327 is for 4 cylinder engines. Did you mean kit #331

[Frank D.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

According to Dayton web site kit #327 is for 4 cylinder engines. Did you mean kit #331

NO. I meant what I wrote...kit #327; I don't know what you are looking at (fresh off their web site):

[Chester C.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

OK, I thought you were talking about your 63. According to Dayton web site, for a 63 or 64 carb I would use kit # 331.

[Jim D.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

#331 is the correct kit for your 64 WCFB.

[Frank D.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

#331 is the correct kit for your 64 WCFB.

Correct.....

[Chester C.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

We have just taken the carb apart. It does not have the small metering rod discs that you spoke of. What is the purpose of them. It looks like they might cover the hold in the air horn that the metering rod goes through. IF so it is not a tight cover so still unclear as their purpose. And can I just buy some very small washers that will do the same thing. Can you tell me about what the outside diameter of them are, thanks

[Frank D.]

Re: Rebuilding 1964 WCFB carburetor kit, what's a good kit

If you don't have them I wouldn't worry about them; two of my WCFBs do and one does not. Bob Kunz (master WCFB builder) explained to me that they were to prevent fuel backslosh and on race cars he has put as many as 4 of the washers on each rod. Street driven cars do fine with or without them... I don't know the outside diameter but they are very small...smaller than the smallest ones from Ace Hardware (I've tried to source them and gave up). You could grind down a small washer but prob not worth the trouble...

Not all WCFBs have them 55 Chevy passenger cars did; many Corvette carbs do not but sometimes they have been added...here is a page from a '55 Chevy WCFB Carb manual... If you have clone carbs you may well have the discs...