$18 Edelbrock Carburetor Rebuild

This crusty Carter AFB clone came from a scrap pile, and we discovered the defect that landed it there.
Then, we threw a cheapo generic rebuild kit at it and discovered that you get what you pay for.
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[@newguysgarage6802]

See this is what life should be. The kid gets a lesson and a free carb that he built himself. Tony gets content for his channel that he gets payed to do. We get a free lesson along with the kid. Everyone wins! And nobody had to be screwed over perfect existence!

[@nastybastardatlive]

In my family this is what life IS. My dad taught me, and i teach my kids. If you need KZbin for inspiration, i suggest your parents were derelict in their duty to put all they have into you before they die.

[@newguysgarage6802]

@@nastybastardatlive well i was talking more along the lines of this is how the country should function were everyone helps everyone but.. ya lol

[@Private0Malley]

Get outta here with those socialist ideals /sarcasm/

[@newguysgarage6802]

@@Private0Malley soo..... your against helping people around you? Sounds kinda harsh 😕 But i support you having the right to think that why because this is America 🇺🇸 (Jk i know your fooling 😆)

[@01trsmar]

@@nastybastardatlive So every parent were and are into cars and rebuilding carbs? Really!!!???If not they're derelict! This isnt about some sort of deep life lesson,its a car channel and the guy was talking about a free lesson is rebuilding carbs! So 99.97% of the parents including yours were derelict in their duties as they never sat them down and taught them how to rebuild a carburetor! So,you are telling me your MOM sat you down and rebuilt carburetors with you?NO?!! Shame on your derelict MOM!!!! How dare SHE!!!

[@charlessmith3758]

Austin was really good in the movie Bad Santa. :-)

[@Mowk86]

hahahaha

[@UcantBeSerious03]

Should I fix you some sandwiches?

[@charlessmith3758]

@@UcantBeSerious03 now Austin says; should I fix your 750 Edelbrock carburettor?

[@UcantBeSerious03]

I'd let him rebuild my 750cfm but I'd supply the OE gasket set :) I wished for a purple elephant, but now I want a pink elephant!

[@charlessmith3758]

@@UcantBeSerious03 I hope Austin doesn't cut his hand carving a wooden pickle.

[@eviljoker303]

Spend a the extra and get a Edelbrock brand kit.I bought a cheap eBay kit for my carb and the gaskets didn’t seal very well and the float needles were not very good

[@ryanherman5035]

Get a set of torch tip cleaners. U have every size u could every need for every orphase in the carb to clean

[@diesel1586]

THAT is a very good tip

[@superduty4556]

Can also use a twist tie with the plastic/paper melted or burned off. Makes a great cleaner wire.

[@theo1976bbq]

The real lesson for me here is not about the carb - it's about how to be a good vessel of information. I'm about 2 weeks into working on my old car with my kids. It's so much fun but it's a real balance of letting them try things and learn vs. having them watch me do the work while I talk about what I'm doing. Lots of depth to this video Tony. Thank-you!

[@johnsmith7676]

Very true.

[@jubalwright421]

Awesome, just did my first carb rebuild over the last few days, watched this video a few times during the process, dropped in back in my 72 pickup yesterday, fired right up

[@Shutchohole]

If only there were more Uncle Tony's to go around...

[@baileyhatfield4273]

I think there might be more people like him....but not in the aspect of wanting to share all of it. Tons of people who uh collect everything and know about a ton, but many will go to their grave without telling anyone. It's as if it's gonna hurt them, not too sure. A lot of people are in the trade or involved somehow so it hurts them to help. Which is sad.

[@Shutchohole]

@@baileyhatfield4273 it's kind of the same way in my field of work. People dont want to teach you because you might turn out "better" than them and take their job. Which it does happen, but I've gotta retire one day too. Might as well have the next guy ready. I also had an uncle that was a mechanic, but I wasn't close enough to where he lived to be able to learn everything.

[@richardbrickner1688]

Metal guitar strings might be an additional option for cleaning/unblocking some passages.. They are flexible and of course, come in many different thicknesses.

[@JeffBrown-us2uj]

Torch cleaning wires would work too

[@westernblood3732]

Every young person needs an Uncle Tony in their life. This is awesome!

[@eddieporter9420]

I have found old guitar strings work great for cleaning out the small passages.

[@austinlacroix888]

Man I am glad my car is big enough for my fat self to fit in lol. Had a blast rebuilding this carb with you Tony! Learned a lot and I’m looking forward to putting her on!

[@12yearssober]

You’re lucky to know Tony!!

[@AryDontSurf]

Great stuff brother. In the future though please be wary as Tony does throw those carbs on occasion.

[@jtuck6065]

Awesome learning opportunity! Nice job on taking advantage of the chance. It’s awesome to see young people showing interest in old cars and tech regardless of make or model

[@mitchevans1692]

Keep a close eye on your wing nut on your air cleaner, Tony likes to toss them away....

[@bw3506]

It's always great to learn something. Person never knows when you might need those skills. Keep up the good work.👍

[@seanbrenton55]

I use old copper telephone wire and twist-ties for cleaning passages. Copper can be used on the brass jets without marring them. Great Vid thanks guys

[@JBD0909]

I just rebuilt the original carb on my S10 pickup. Yesterday, I re-routed and fixed my vacuum situation, and by golly she has never ran better. Thanks, Uncle Tony, and Haynes Manuals, Godspeed.

[@lordphullautosear]

Watching the rebuild really takes me back...for certain applications, I would wrap some steel wool around a backwards-taped rod or dowel chucked into a drill and polish the bores to remove any casting flash, etc and make them smooth. Yeah, it took a little more disassembly/reassembly, and it's kinda OCD, but it made a small difference. Keep up the good work, Uncle Tony, revealing the nearly-forgotten old school technology to the masses.

[@GogglesPisano13]

Damn, I was hoping to see it in the car and running. I hate cliffhangers... lol

[@craighansen7594]

Needs to be done BUT eye protection !! Those passages will aim cleaner right at your eye ball! Ask me how I know how intense the pain is with even a small amount of carb spray in the eye!

[@unclebob7937]

My consern exactily. Brake clnr in the eye ain't no joke.

[@Xxmeca421xX]

Running in the house with one eye screaming to the sink. Been there lol

[@bw3506]

Some things have to be learned first hand. lol

[@keithscudder7136]

That's called "experience". :)@@bw3506

[@adamrodenberg1557]

Guitar strings also work really well for cleaning out passages.

[@Mynextproject_74]

Great video! Please consider doing the same with a Holley!

[@mshort7087]

It’s refreshing to see that mentoring is alive and well. Good on you, Tony. Austin, learn all you can from the Ol Timers

[@tkania8888]

Great to see you fine folks teaching others. Awesome channel!

[@kh155]

Austin is super cool you should ask him to be a regular part of the channel as he works on / upgrades his car.

[@badbob85037]

Your videos are the best. No bull shit and wasting time to impress. It's just good information. Thanks

[@jamestaylor1078]

Other than a piece of wire, you can pick up a cheap micro drill bit set off of Amazon. One you can use by hand. Steve's small engine saloon uses them all the time for cleaning out small passages in carbs.

[@timmetzger844]

Kids at home: Carberator cleaner in the eye is no fun.

[@countryautobody7079]

That is no joke burns like a mother.

[@brianjuffs4662]

Wear glasses when spraying that shit

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

Yeah man! I wear glasses and have had it some how STILL get in my eye

[@79tazman]

Brake cleaner LOL

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@79tazman not a fan of this new cheap shit that evaporates in 10 seconds,and it's flammable likea mofo. Not cool to light and smoke ciggies around. Gimme an old school red can of brakecleen ftw✌️

[@WaybackTECH]

The 3 things I do on a rebuild of an Edelbrock or Carter AFB to include in this video is #1 remove the jets. These like to get seized into the aluminum over the years and you have no idea the history of the carb or current jetting so remove them, look up the jet size to know what your current calibration is. Make sure it is a large flat blade. I have seen these mangled by others and then they have to be extracted - not fun. #2 the needles like to stick to the seats on these kits. Test them make sure they drop freely when the float comes down. Use a little lube if needed to keep them from sticking. #3. Do not lose the check ball or weight under the "juice shooters" for the accelerator pump or it will not work period.

[@elmerfudpucker3204]

All good points for sure. Carter/Edelbrocks are known for these conditions. I'm sure UTG removed the jets to soak the carb and inspected it to make sure it will be a good carb, and this is just a general overview of basics. I hope so, anyway lol.

[@donsylvia5164]

Yeap. They have many issues. I hate them. But if you mess with them and get the full calibration kit they can perform ok.

[@donsylvia5164]

The actual AFB is much more reliable.

[@cartermackenzie1135]

I had an issue where the needle wouldn't go all the way into the seat, I winded up re using the old seat :(

[@anthonysantiago1999]

Look Kids, no wires, sensors etc...Another Great learning video!!

[@terrymeyer9895]

Good "real life" carb rebuilding lesson. Looking forward to seeing how the poly Fury runs with the Eddy on it. Thanks for taking the young man under your wing Tony!!

[@jceason]

I picked up a used Edelbrock 1406, sharp turns or braking the engine would quit. Tony's comment led me to check the floats and sure enough they were off. All fixed .. thanks Tony !

[@bobeaseshop9389]

On a Pontiac 389 I have a Edelbrock 1406... a little too small on CFM but I only do touring but I found it took an Edelbrock 1450 kit (for a larger carb) to get the mixture rich enough. I know that isn't where you were going here... but I just wanted to mention it. I fitted an air/fuel gauge to sort that out and it is a must. I've had my Edelbrock from new but did find an ultrasonic cleaner really deep cleans the parts but you are EXACTLY right about passing a wire throughout all the passages. Nice Work Again! Thank You

[@JefferyKaighin]

Great video Uncle Tony, Thank You!

[@MoparMan-ff8fb]

3 things I do when rebuilding carbs - 1 I get it disassembled and give it a basic wash to get the gas out of it. then air dry it .then get a bottle of THE WORKS toilet bowl cleaner and a Rubbermaid plastic tube and take stuff outside and set parts and carb body parts in tub then I pour the bowl clean on the parts and in the parts and squeeze the cleaning fluid into and through all ports and passage ways and let soak for 15-20 minutes outside . 2 then I wash the parts with water then lay out a cloth towel and lay all parts on that to dry and then I use compressed air to blow through the ports and passageways and use a light autobody scotch brite pad to clean up the floats and their pivot rods . I lightly soak the venturies gaskets and the carb lid gasket with penetrating oil then reassemble the carb ect . the penetrating oil keeps the gaskets from gluing them selves to the carb after the screws are tightened down incase you ever have to disassemble the carb again to make any adjustments or mods 😎👍🏁

[@junkmannythewitch7295]

That accelerator pump will last about 1 week with ethanol gas. Then its back to falling on its face when you hit the gas and priming to start. The leather ones last longer but may not be for sale anymore. Good post, thanks

[@georgelaramore6529]

$20 saved by drilling a hole, good deal. If you turn the s-link on the pump around from factory you get instant pump action instead of waiting a sec. for the spring to pull it down. great vidio.

[@Ares-jx4ep]

In defense of "cheap" rebuild kits.... I recently replaced a part in my 15 liter Cummins with an out of the box, just picked up from a Cummins service center part.. marked Made in the USA.... the hole on a support bracket was too small! Great vid!

[@orig6redwings124]

Tony, it's so great watching you teach Austin how to properly rebuild a carburetor!! Having him do the work will definitely allow him to gain a bunch of car knowledge. Plus, he'll remember this for the rest of his life! Although, I'm kinda jealous because I wish I had someone like yourself, who's really knowledgeable about the older cars, to teach me this stuff 30+ years ago!! :)

[@joshbrekke6374]

I use a torch tip cleaner, works great. Thanks for a nice no BS rebuild that’s to the point with knowledge of what happens too. I love that because I learned that way.

[@donaldbishop7550]

I've been saying i wish my grandfather had been a mechanic But we choped cotton & cleaned yards.cant take that away from me. Just have to work harder on the Mechanical end. Thanks U T For your grrat video's

[@aezatto]

Im 25, I’ve never even seen a carburetor but I recently got a c3 corvette that wouldn’t start, had no fuel going through the Jets and mixture screws were all over the place. Watched a few of these videos and pretty much got the car dialed in, in less than a day, your channel is amazing for those of us who didn’t get taught about carburetors previously!

[@Jimeoin351]

A 7/16 drill bit also makes a good spacer for setting thefloats.

[@WarH2O]

Thanks Brother made all the difference. 41 and getting it done.

[@Dr_Reason]

On a Quadrajet, you have to make sure the secondary metering rod cam isn't broken. I have had two break with the carb in service. Instant bog.

[@bertramlrezenet9311]

The three holes in the pump arm adjust the duration of the pump discharge, therefore, the amount of fuel delivery. The "slug" /pump discharge weight, keep the discharge check ball seated and reduce the possibility of unwanted pump discharges due to vibration. The reason I'm familiar with all the facts I've stated, I'm an old retired Carter R&D Engineer, from St. Louis, Mo.

[@teamiceboxable]

Outstanding! Thank you!

[@richarda996]

If you don’t make a mistake you don’t learn. You will remember this in years to come. I enjoyed this, thank you.

[@laurensiemens1436]

The way Tony explains this makes me want to rebuild mine rather than buying a new one

[@oldschool6345]

Great content! When you have enough "experience" you need readers lol. I have several pairs I got at a local dollar store. I keep them scattered about. 1 in the truck, 1 in the basement, toolbox, workbench etcetc... it keeps you doing what you wanted to do instead of hunting the readers ha... Thanks for sharing

[@paulhare662]

Dollar Store readers and Harbor Freight "free" tape measures, can't have enough of them scattered around.

[@paulhare662]

Just finished the same job with the same kit. Had the same problems. Accelerator pump wrong, (put the new cup on the old shaft) and forgot the flappy doo dad. Carb turned out great.

[@ScroatBagGarage]

Oh did a few of these before, good lesson for a beginner and you get the satisfaction of building your own carb.

[@bertramlrezenet9311]

First of all, that flapper thing in the Carter AFB secondary is the auxiliary air valve and it works on a vacuum/pressure differential principle.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Excellent video of the problems and cures of automotive carburetors!!! Thank You for presenting this Tony!!!

[@MoparDan]

When I was about ten I went with my Dad to Spitzer Auto Electric in Denver. My Dad was getting a carburetor tune up on the family’s '64 Chevrolet Impala. I was watching George the older experienced mechanic take apart that Rochester 4GC and was amazed at how fast he took it apart and how many rods, springs, screws and check balls made up the parts to that carburetor. Later when I was older I taught myself to do an overhaul on the Rochester M4MC and the M4ME carburetors and I got to be pretty go at doing an overhaul on those models. Today my Pentastar V6 in my Chrysler 200 convertible has multipoint fuel injection, which is so far trouble free. I enjoyed this video.

[@andrewbutton5580]

That building is still there actually but its condos or something now. I looked the other day. Great resource when it was around a half a century or more ago. I miss shops like that.

[@easygoing2479]

Ahhh, a beautiful old Carter AFB style carburetor. The greatest carburetor Columbus ever discovered in the new world, when he sailed the sea in fourteen-hundred and ninety-three.

[@Stevesbe]

They are great if you like the motor to stall when you go around a corner or brake hard

[@01trsmar]

@@Stevesbe ..Time to find a mechanic! Funny,people drive shit boxes today ad think thats how they were! They never stalled as you say when new,or maintained/rebuilt properly!! I guess i am lucky to know what good cars/carbs were and are like..Time to fix your carb buddy!

[@2lotusman851]

@@Stevesbe Which is why Chevrolet got rid of them on Corvettes in 65 as I recall. That said, I was sliding my daddies 64 Corvette around (without his knowledge, of course) on 205 wide Michelin Xs in the mid 70s, and the AFB worked perfectly. When the time came to put a 4V carb on my car, I bought a new Holley, then changed to center pivot floats.

[@bretteinhorn2629]

His face when u said 18$, how could U go wrong. Lol

[@cccpkingu]

Oh I laughed. Carb from the dump, not clean, 18 dollars worth of ebay hope. Nothing is right :)

[@livewire2759]

It's supposed to be a joke... but seriously, even if it all turns out to be junk, they're still only out of 18 bucks.

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

This garbage will run! UT will see to it!

[@jpdiscovers8670]

For as many as times as you rest top of the carburetor on the floats I hope you recheck them

[@keithcalitri840]

Tony that was very nice of you to help out Austin I’m sure he appreciates that carb so much. Great vid and congrats on new shop

[@chadkarmann8067]

You are one of the best Tony! I have cleaned out and rebuilt more of those carburetors than I can remember. I love the Carter style carbs! They are Weber carburetors in my boat world because Weber bought the rights first. Same AFB. Really cool what you are doing for that kid! I had to read books and teach myself. You rock!

[@mikealexander4166]

What a cool dude! Some of these guys are so full of themselves.

[@tubergonz]

I've had carb cleaner hit me in the eye so often I wince seeing y'all use it without glasses.

[@novaguy8419]

Thanks for teaching the next gens. This is ggggrrreeeaatt.

[@miker7294]

Thanks for teaching others how to work on cars. Especially the old ones that are simple!

[@llservice3376]

Love the new shop and videos keep um coming

[@bcbloc02]

A clean carb is a happy carb. :-)

[@BikeFromTheBrink]

I'm impressed how you work on carbs delicate parts with those sausage fingers! :)

[@vitodelorto1796]

That is really cool, sharing all that with all these kids❤🇺🇸 Also really old kids, like me😂

[@B1Springfield]

This video has come in handy for a edelbrock I’m currently rebuilding lol. Main thing I needed to know was where the check ball and slug went. Mine was missing those and the secondary jets. Mind you, this carb was mounted on a F250 with a 352, that I drove from OKC to my home ~96 miles, two years ago. Now it’s about to go on my 351c Galaxie, after rebuild.

[@StarlightWorkshop0z]

You can see in Austin's beady evil eyes, he was always planning on taking over this whole shebang!!!

[@gordandcolleenkerr7760]

That’s where I have seen Austin before he was such a sweet kid in that movie . Loved the show Tony

[@mikeb2368]

Best video I've ever seen on that.

[@scottinWV]

Can't wait to hear it run.

[@ninosgarage6643]

Tony......... you are a beautiful human

[@ercost60]

Love the old school approach, but some safety glasses are definitely in order when spraying carb (brake?) cleaner. Nasty stuff !

[@kenleppek]

It's like shop class all over again, except we had a pile of Rochester E2ME carbs to go through

[@livewire2759]

LOL I didn't know they ever made enough of those to make a "pile" of them!

[@kenleppek]

@@livewire2759 they did and promptly donated them to Western High School because they were all junk lol

[@livewire2759]

@@kenleppek I can believe that!

[@jondoes7836]

The E2ME was a quadrajet with the secondaries hacked off....

[@kenleppek]

@@jondoes7836 the Dueljet....yep

[@r3drummurd3r68]

Uncle Tony you must have nerves of Steel.. I couldn't be in the room breathing the same air as that slug

[@NTh3L3tt3r]

Just did this myself and then this video pops up. Great shit, thanks unk

[@michaeladamo1188]

Great job !

[@mitchbertone3809]

Eye protection guys, don't get that carb cleaner in your eyes, you will seriously regret it. Ask me how I know. LOL

[@turdferguson4124]

Shit, that’s full on brake cleaner.

[@paulhare662]

@@turdferguson4124 The green cans are crap. Kirchner Leslie.

[@TS-jp1lm]

Would love to see you do a foxbody restore. You were the one that started the movement. No better than to learn from the original guy who gave us generations of racing with the 5.0!

[@laurensiemens1436]

I have learnt a lot from your videos....better than going to school. keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@skiphughes7705]

That ratcheting wrench you had Austin using would have been tossed either across the room or in rhe scrap pile haha. I hate those things

[@garymckee8857]

Trash just like the carburetor.

[@scottinWV]

Yep! Someone needs to hit a harbor freight and pick up some basic tools.

[@79tazman]

No kidding I thought he was making a career out of putting those screws in I like using screwdrivers even a ratcheting screwdriver it only takes seconds to put in and tighten screws instead of minutes like buddy was taking with that thing

[@79tazman]

@@scottinWV yeah screwdriver sets are really cheap

[@scottinWV]

@@79tazman I don't have the patience for that. I'd probably whip out my cordless drill and break something.

[@brucew13]

Great Great Video! Its so much how we do it and made so easy to see and do! Thanks guys! Do a Holley next!!!

[@SteelSurgeon]

This channel is a gold mine of information.

[@tomreyn3610]

Had same issue buying replacement accel pumps on ebay. Also top of shaft corners needed to be beveled to clear link.

[@sethbarnes7608]

When I was sampling a carburetor sometimes I like to coat the air horn gasket with a thin coat of chapstick that way if I do something crazy like forget to put in the secondary air door I can then remove air horn without messing up the gasket LOL

[@aprules2]

This is a great video thanks for doing it.

[@GenasysMech]

This reminds as a kid when I was half fast employed...I placed pay when you sell ads for carburetors, mostly Carter & Q-Jets. I'd sell em cheaper if they brought me their old carb. 90% of the time I could rebuild them without using any parts, just screwy ztuff like you found. i would use a few parts here & there, a few gaskets, accelerator pump, etc. Once in a while the ad paper would contact me to see if I sold any of the carbs and I'd say "Uh, no, not yet". That was 50 years ago, hope the statute of limitations is up... BTW, Thermo-Quads were a good one cuz a lotta people didn't know how to fully disassemble them. There were a lotta 440 Chrysler Imperials around back then. Best carb ever, I have one on a 67 small journal 327 with Milodon ductile iron 4-Bolt mains I built back then on a 67 Camaro. Still have the 327, my son is now dropping it into a 1980 Camaro Rally Sport... changing it to a Muncie 4-speed. Really looking forward to seeing her rumble once again.

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

The carter carb parts bin behind bench is sweet! Cool man cave item!

[@mrdanforth3744]

A couple of tips for carburetor rebuilders - gas welder tip cleaners work great for cleaning fine passages, you can get a set at any auto parts store. Use a 7/16" drill bit for a feeler gauge when setting the float level. DON'T go by the instruction sheet that comes with the carb kit, they are incomplete and filled with errors. Get the proper specs from the manufacturer's manual, either the car manufacturer or the carburetor manufacturer. This goes for stock carburetors, and would not apply in this case to an aftermarket model.

[@Digitalsharecropper]

Tony, I think it was you...talking about cracks in 426 Hemi blocks. You were saying something about running bolts in and cutting the heads off. Never heard that before. I would like to hear about that. I know that they can be preheated and welded, but I personally do not weld cast iron, I send them to a guy that does it. I really want to hear what you meant. I have no doubt that you know what you are talking about and seen it done or done it yourself. Thanks again!

[@leinie6683]

Great video ! The mystery of the carb exposed in 20 minutes. Please give the next guy a Q-jet !

[@bradyhicks1381]

Calming vid the Bob Ross of carbs....happy little drop rod there there

[@roccobastone6584]

You should teach Austin how to roll a cigarette next.

[@austinlacroix888]

This may be my first time rebuilding an Edelbrock, but I’ve toyed around with things that have engines long enough to learn the art of rolling a cigarette lol.

[@powertoyz]

Guitar string is my go too

[@RaiderX948]

This was like shop class in 12th grade, great stuff Tony.

[@wrenchski]

Napa had the best carb rebuild kits...new floats, too...

[@Hemi_the_BlackSheep]

i've done more than a few of these. my advice is to mark the measuring paper with red pen your high and low marks. this makes measuring the floats super easy

[@falconman9554]

I wonder how similar the edelbrock is to the original Carter afb, I got a mercury last July with a y block it had a factory afb on it thought it was an edelbrock at first then noticed the heat tube coming off the manifold to the choke

[@vintagesavoiur]

Awesome to see this video of you walking him through it Tony! 👍

[@Derek-wd4vt]

Torch tip cleaners work good for cleaning carb passages as well.

[@bigbearvenom6145]

Guitar wires that are 50% wrapped make the best cleaners "E" to "E" Strings short and long cuts with carb solvent, and high pressure controlled air burst been rebuilding carbs like Tony since 15 years old. Build my own cycles and old cars. Nothing like making things function when nobody else can.