| top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165400] |
Wed, 04 April 2012 22:48  |
glacierfl
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Hello,
What is the top price for a carb off a GMC motorhome engine.
Just wondering what sort of money you might pay for one ???
cheers and beers
Steve & Debbie
Monticello, FL
77 Palm Beach :- Aurora
EX G4WDT
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| Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165420 is a reply to message #165408] |
Thu, 05 April 2012 05:32  |
jhbridges
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Almost always due to enthusiastic overtightening of the air cleaner center bolt. I wonder - how would a thermo-quad do? Assuming you could adapt it without things hitting the floor. The non-metallic body does Very Good Things for controlling vapor lock in the carb itself.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode Norris
'76 Palm Beach
From: Kelvin Dietz <kelvin@datsuns.com>
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Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ???
For me, $100.
But my experience (with three of them so far) is that the bodies are
almost all warped.
Yet to find my perfect Q-Jet core.
Kelvin
'73 23' in Eugene, OR
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> Hello,
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> What is the top price for a carb off a GMC motorhome engine.
> Just wondering what sort of money you might pay for one ???
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> cheers and beers
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| Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165483 is a reply to message #165444] |
Thu, 05 April 2012 17:04 |
GMC_LES
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Regarding carb prices, one of the GMC specialists has a NIB never installed 403 carb on their website listed for $700. I can't remember who though.
Les Burt
Montreal
On 2012-04-05, at 11:06 AM, Kelvin Dietz <kelvin@datsuns.com> wrote:
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> What Rob said.
> The carb body is zinc. Not known for it's "stability". Over-tighten
> the 4 mounting bolts (and the excessive heat from the crossover) and the
> airhorn and body just sort of change shape over time.
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> I find this very annoying...
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> Kelvin
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>> Johnny,
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>> According to Dick Patterson over torquing the mounting bolts is what warps
>> the body.
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>> Regards,
>> Rob M.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Johnny Bridges
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>> Almost always due to enthusiastic overtightening of the air cleaner center
>> bolt. I wonder - how would a thermo-quad do? Assuming you could adapt it
>> without things hitting the floor. The non-metallic body does Very Good
>> Things for controlling vapor lock in the carb itself.
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>> --johnny
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| Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165525 is a reply to message #165437] |
Fri, 06 April 2012 06:56 |
jhbridges
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Again I has learnt something :)
But watching a couple of guys rack down on the wingnut with pliear and then grumble about sticking throttle plates on factory installs leads me to believe you can yank the center up if you try as well. All of which points up, when you have steel fasteners on something made of aluminum, you need to pay attention to how you tighten them.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
'76 palm beach.
From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ???
Johnny,
According to Dick Patterson over torquing the mounting bolts is what warps
the body.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Bridges
Almost always due to enthusiastic overtightening of the air cleaner center
bolt. I wonder - how would a thermo-quad do? Assuming you could adapt it
without things hitting the floor. The non-metallic body does Very Good
Things for controlling vapor lock in the carb itself.
--johnny
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I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165543 is a reply to message #165539] |
Fri, 06 April 2012 09:06 |
midlf
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| Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 06 April 2012 08:41 |
| Robert Mueller wrote on Thu, 05 April 2012 09:58 |
Johnny,
According to Dick Patterson over torquing the mounting bolts is what warps the body.
Regards,
Rob M.
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Dick had a picture at Goshen of an unbelievably warped carburetor that had been presented as a core. I asked him if that was real and he was surprised by the question, but assured me that it was a true representation. Until that, I would have assumed it was a doctored image. I guess Dick is not very familiar with digital image processing (like Photoshop).
Matt
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Is this the picture???
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43755
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165553 is a reply to message #165543] |
Fri, 06 April 2012 11:15 |
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| midlf wrote on Fri, 06 April 2012 07:06 |
| Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 06 April 2012 08:41 |
| Robert Mueller wrote on Thu, 05 April 2012 09:58 |
Johnny,
According to Dick Patterson over torquing the mounting bolts is what warps the body.
Regards,
Rob M.
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Dick had a picture at Goshen of an unbelievably warped carburetor that had been presented as a core. I asked him if that was real and he was surprised by the question, but assured me that it was a true representation. Until that, I would have assumed it was a doctored image. I guess Dick is not very familiar with digital image processing (like Photoshop).
Matt
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Is this the picture???
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43755
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I guess I should stop using my impact wrench to install the carb.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] top price for motorhome engine Carb ??? [message #165586 is a reply to message #165543] |
Fri, 06 April 2012 19:53 |
midlf
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Dick Patterson sent me some addition pictures. With his permission I have put them in the GMC Photo Archive here:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=6056
The first picture in the album, the same one shown above in the quote, is one that Dick P sends out to those inquiring about a carb rebuild. He does this so, if the carb is warped, the individual does not waste shipping charges sending a warped carb to Dick.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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