[Carp]

Now that cooler weather is rolling in, and I've had the carb for a few months, I thought that I would update y'all on the carb. It's still running perfect, perfect idle, cranks right up, especially once warm. What really blows me away, though, is how well it cranks cold. My choke cable is crimped and I haven't been able to get one yet, but with just a few pumps (5-7) on the accelerator, it'll fire up. If I feather the throttle a little bit, it'll stay alive and then the idle will pick up. Unbelievable! My last carb wouldn't start this well when the choke cable was working. Very nice indeed! Still getting mid teens around town on the MPG.

[Brock]

Great to hear that as I am going through replacing all my vacuum lines with brand new silicone lines....then going through emission manual to check EGR, PCV, and other valves. If that does not fix it I am seriously thinking about ripping it all out and getting a troll hole and saving this in case I ever need to resmog later... LOL

[tclark]

Originally Posted by Carp

Now that cooler weather is rolling in, and I've had the carb for a few months, I thought that I would update y'all on the carb. It's still running perfect, perfect idle, cranks right up, especially once warm. What really blows me away, though, is how well it cranks cold. My choke cable is crimped and I haven't been able to get one yet, but with just a few pumps (5-7) on the accelerator, it'll fire up. If I feather the throttle a little bit, it'll stay alive and then the idle will pick up. Unbelievable! My last carb wouldn't start this well when the choke cable was working. Very nice indeed! Still getting mid teens around town on the MPG.

I can second that.

[Carp]

Originally Posted by Brock

Great to hear that as I am going through replacing all my vacuum lines with brand new silicone lines....then going through emission manual to check EGR, PCV, and other valves. If that does not fix it I am seriously thinking about ripping it all out and getting a troll hole and saving this in case I ever need to resmog later... LOL

That is a good idea. Make sure you step through this process. I had the truck desmogged and running good before I put the carb on, so that I could make sure that it made trouble shooting easier. Plus, it's easier to follow the desmog when the carb looks like the one in the pics. :grimpimp:

[Brock]

I would still need to get a pulley to replace the smog pump....but other than that it appears all the vacuum lines are removed except for Dizzy and the AC idle up when you add it to the new carb. Any reason why the plug is not already setup properly with the constant 12v or is it a matter of sharing parts for all the different Cruiser setups?

If I did not just put all this pretty blue silicone vacuum in my 60 I might have given myself a XMas present if Marshall had any in stock. If I decide to bite the bullet maybe I will just drive up one weekend and have you show me the ropes on the install and desmog if you dont mind. LOL And get marshall to sniff my pipe for fuel mixture and carb setup with his new toy.

[Trollhole]

Originally Posted by Brock

I would still need to get a pulley to replace the smog pump....but other than that it appears all the vacuum lines are removed except for Dizzy and the AC idle up when you add it to the new carb. Any reason why the plug is not already setup properly with the constant 12v or is it a matter of sharing parts for all the different Cruiser setups?

If I did not just put all this pretty blue silicone vacuum in my 60 I might have given myself a XMas present if Marshall had any in stock. If I decide to bite the bullet maybe I will just drive up one weekend and have you show me the ropes on the install and desmog if you dont mind. LOL And get marshall to sniff my pipe for fuel mixture and carb setup with his new toy.

Sharing parts between a lot of different models. Best option for this is to cut your plug off the old carb and use it on the new idle solenoid wire. Gives it more of a stock look.

[Brock]

what is your inventory looking like after first of year marshall? if I end up selling FJC then will be going full blast into working on my FJ60 come the new year.

[Trollhole]

I should have plenty from Jan on out.