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1949 Chevrolet 3100 Truck - How to Identify Carb
How can I identify whether I have a Carter or a Rochester carb in my
1949 Chevy 3100? I am pretty sure it has the original 216 6 cyl. The carb that is on the engine is a single barrel on the drivers side of the block with the fuel bowl on the radiator side of the carb and the linkages on the firewall side. Are there any pictures online showing the differences? Which manfuacturer did Chevy use as original equipment? I have boght this truck as a project and am trying to learn more about it. Thanks for the help. Steve Cooper |
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Steve wrote: > > How can I identify whether I have a Carter or a Rochester carb in my > 1949 Chevy 3100? I am pretty sure it has the original 216 6 cyl. According to Chilton's, the engine numbers for 1948 start with "FA" and those for '49 start with "GA". If your's has either of these, it's probably the original engine. Rochester carbs used on '49 Chevys are part number 7002050, model "B". Carter carbs used in that year are the type W-1 model 684S, type YF model 787S, and type YF model 787SB. If the number 603 is cast on the face of the flange, it's a Carter 684S. Check your carb for model numbers. George Patterson Love, n.: A form of temporary insanity afflicting the young. It is curable either by marriage or by removal of the afflicted from the circumstances under which he incurred the condition. It is sometimes fatal, but more often to the physician than to the patient. |
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Thanks for the info!!!
Steve "G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message >... > Steve wrote: > > > > How can I identify whether I have a Carter or a Rochester carb in my > > 1949 Chevy 3100? I am pretty sure it has the original 216 6 cyl. > > According to Chilton's, the engine numbers for 1948 start with "FA" and those for > '49 start with "GA". If your's has either of these, it's probably the original > engine. > > Rochester carbs used on '49 Chevys are part number 7002050, model "B". Carter carbs > used in that year are the type W-1 model 684S, type YF model 787S, and type YF > model 787SB. If the number 603 is cast on the face of the flange, it's a Carter > 684S. Check your carb for model numbers. > > George Patterson > Love, n.: A form of temporary insanity afflicting the young. It is curable > either by marriage or by removal of the afflicted from the circumstances > under which he incurred the condition. It is sometimes fatal, but more > often to the physician than to the patient. |
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I don't know about the Carter, but the Rochester I have here at my desk
has the RP logo molded into the bottom of the fuel bowl. It's on the side opposite the throttle arm. regards, Leon Steve wrote: > How can I identify whether I have a Carter or a Rochester carb in my > 1949 Chevy 3100? I am pretty sure it has the original 216 6 cyl. The > carb that is on the engine is a single barrel on the drivers side of > the block with the fuel bowl on the radiator side of the carb and the > linkages on the firewall side. Are there any pictures online showing > the differences? Which manfuacturer did Chevy use as original > equipment? > > I have boght this truck as a project and am trying to learn more about > it. > > Thanks for the help. > > > > Steve Cooper > |
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