I have the Holley 600 cfm as recommended by Terry. (The stock carb was not
that great to begin with, mine was having some problems, and I wanted to
actually drive the car) I think it is an 1850 model, with vacuum secondaries,
and
manual choke. I believe there is an electric choke available also. It was
fairly straightforward to bolt on and install, and I have not messed with it
much
at all in the 7-8 years since I got it. Of course I kept the old carb (same as
any other removed part) and did not literally "pitch it."
I also found some files for rebuilding the stock carb. The original site
seems to have gone away, so I will edit the links and upload all the images
tomorrow. For now, the text can be found here:
http://members.aol.com/glcurley/bricklin/model4300.html
George Curley (#220, 670)
In a message dated 11/15/2004 7:12:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
colemaal@hotmail.com writes:
> I am at the point in my restoration project where it is time to make a
> decision concerning the carburetor, and I can use some advice. I checked
> with a carb shop about rebuilding the 4300 and they advised that they will
> not rebuild them because of the 2 part bodies and the fact that it is
> impossible to get a good seal again. They said the best thing to do was
> pitch it and buy a new carb (they do repairs only- no sales).
>
> Question one: has anyone rebuilt or had the 4300 rebuilt and what kind of
> results did you have?? I have the photos that somebody posted of a step by
> step rebuild, but the text seems to have vanished and I dont know how it
> turned out.
>
> Secondly, as far as replacements go, I would prefer something that will bolt
>
> on to the stock AMC manifold and will take the stock air cleaner housing. I
>
> think that I have seen the Holley 600 mentioned as a suitable replacement.
>
> Has anyone tried this or any other?? Was it a bolt on that didnt require
> mods?? What about the vacuum lines (pcv, manifold) and fuel lines?? What
> about ease of adjustment??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Alan Coleman
> #246 (Original Owner)
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