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Topic: what a surprise

in Forum: C3 Fuel, Emission Control, and Exhaust Systems

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what a surprise

Posted: 8/1/14 10:30am Message 1 of 7
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Joanne
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I was hunting thru garage.found a box inside a box. low and behold a carter afb carb.and a lot of needles and jets.

thought I had sold years ago.

I was thinking about one for the vette. 



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Re: what a surprise

Posted: 8/1/14 11:13am Message 2 of 7
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Funny same thing happened to me, found a mint in box Sun Super Tach from my 1969 Barracuda that I thought I sold with the car!

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Re: what a surprise

Posted: 8/1/14 11:48am Message 3 of 7
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Same thing happened to me back in May.  I was in the attic getting down my old bias ply vette tires to sell at the swap meet and I found the original intake manifold and carb from my son's 65 Mustang.  Sold it on Craig's list for 75 bucks.


   

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Posted: 8/1/14 12:24pm Message 4 of 7
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did you split it with your son????


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Posted: 8/1/14 4:40pm Message 5 of 7
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the AFB is the last carburetor i would use. 


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Joanne said: did you split it with your son????


Hell no!  Beer



   

Re: what a surprise

Posted: 8/2/14 12:22am Message 7 of 7
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why wouldn't you use a afb carb???????????


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