donsrods
Well-known member
I am about to the stage where I need to start working on the 3 Rochester 2 barrel carbs I am going to put on my 394 Olds engine. I have 2 choices:
1) Box them up and send them to All American Carburetors and have them restored. They charge about $225 per carb, but they come back looking like brand new, even the correct color. My Son had his done and they looked outstanding and worked perfectly.
or....
2) Rebuild and redye them myself. I already have 3 NAPA rebuild kits I bought a while back and I also have 2 of the kits Speedway sells to turn the two end carbs into dumpers with no idle screws. Comes with new bases and all the parts to do it.
I am leaning toward door number two mainly for economic reasons. I have rebuilt a lot of carbs over the years and a two barrel is easy, but the part I am not sure about is dying the carbs so they look nice.
It looks like the procedure is to first soda blast the carbs, then soak them in a metal prep to clean them, and then finally put them in a solution of alodine to give them that golden finish that new carbs have. I can get the chemicals from Aviation Spruce, and am wondering if anyone on here has ever done this and how it turned out.
Don
1) Box them up and send them to All American Carburetors and have them restored. They charge about $225 per carb, but they come back looking like brand new, even the correct color. My Son had his done and they looked outstanding and worked perfectly.
or....
2) Rebuild and redye them myself. I already have 3 NAPA rebuild kits I bought a while back and I also have 2 of the kits Speedway sells to turn the two end carbs into dumpers with no idle screws. Comes with new bases and all the parts to do it.
I am leaning toward door number two mainly for economic reasons. I have rebuilt a lot of carbs over the years and a two barrel is easy, but the part I am not sure about is dying the carbs so they look nice.
It looks like the procedure is to first soda blast the carbs, then soak them in a metal prep to clean them, and then finally put them in a solution of alodine to give them that golden finish that new carbs have. I can get the chemicals from Aviation Spruce, and am wondering if anyone on here has ever done this and how it turned out.
Don