Carter

The low down on AFB's, and the all powerful Competition series Thermoquads

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  1. carbking
    Sticky

    Carter AFB carburetors assigned to Buick

    carbking, Mar 20, 2006
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    11
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    9,082
    white72gs455
    Jun 4, 2016
  2. UntamedKitty

    1965 and 1966 Nailhead AFB Carb plates - Any interest in nice 304 SS ones?

    UntamedKitty, May 17, 2015 ... 2
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    33
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    6,487
    telriv
    Feb 28, 2016
  3. kindacool

    Cannot get the idle to specs !

    kindacool, May 8, 2006 ... 2
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    29
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    4,069
    kindacool
    Sep 11, 2006
  4. Gulfgears

    Carter AFB Backfiring

    Gulfgears, Sep 9, 2017 ... 2
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    23
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    3,213
    36racin
    Sep 17, 2017
  5. JD Martinson

    AFB Carb on a 425 Nailhead

    JD Martinson, Feb 8, 2014 ... 2
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    22
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    10,518
    JD Martinson
    Apr 9, 2014
  6. batsong

    Thermoquad on 455?

    batsong, Dec 27, 2008 ... 2
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    21
    Views:
    5,272
    Cliff R
    Apr 11, 2009
  7. 70gsrick

    My Thermoquad sucks!

    70gsrick, Sep 26, 2004 ... 2
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    21
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    2,361
    70gsrick
    Sep 28, 2004
  8. poison heart

    Dual quad Air Cleaners???

    poison heart, Feb 3, 2009
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    16
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    4,666
    poison heart
    Jan 1, 2010
  9. Tom Miller

    UNCLE, UNCLE, UNCLE, I give, this AFB is a POS!!!

    Tom Miller, Jun 7, 2006
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    16
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    1,856
    doc
    Jun 12, 2006
  10. blunozcruiser

    Good carb for a 68 350-4??

    blunozcruiser, Jul 17, 2015
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    15
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    2,321
    blunozcruiser
    Jul 18, 2015
  11. Gulfgears

    AFB problems part 2

    Gulfgears, Sep 8, 2009
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    15
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    3,109
    Gulfgears
    Sep 28, 2009
  12. Briz

    Nailhead Heat Tube

    Briz, Nov 28, 2019
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    14
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    950
    Briz
    Dec 9, 2019
  13. wildcatsrule

    Calling all Carter rebuilders...

    wildcatsrule, Mar 2, 2019
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    14
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    1,102
    wildcatsrule
    Mar 6, 2019
  14. bad news

    Carter AFB leaks down (HELP)

    bad news, Aug 23, 2006
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    14
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    3,441
    Brian
    Aug 31, 2006
  15. bad news

    rebuilt AFB but idle SUCKS ????

    bad news, Mar 18, 2006
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    14
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    2,157
    carbking
    Mar 21, 2006
  16. p.dow

    1967 340-4

    p.dow, Jul 2, 2005
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    14
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    2,051
    wildcat2
    Jul 13, 2005
  17. Fragzem

    AFB Issues? Choke Stove Pipe & Pulling

    Fragzem, May 8, 2009
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    13
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    3,533
    Fragzem
    May 13, 2009
  18. bills2x4cat

    Carter problems!! No fuel

    bills2x4cat, Feb 14, 2008
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    13
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    3,190
    frank13
    Sep 12, 2008
  19. 70purplerag

    Help ! do I ditch the spacer?

    70purplerag, Sep 30, 2004
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    13
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    1,568
    Buick_350X
    Oct 1, 2004
  20. Ol' Yeller

    '65 Carter AFB Rebuild Questions

    Ol' Yeller, Mar 24, 2007
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    12
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    5,771
    pick62
    Apr 14, 2007
  21. Corellian Corve

    How to get Choke to open faster? Big Cold Start Problem

    Corellian Corve, Apr 5, 2006
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    12
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    3,063
    Corellian Corve
    Apr 9, 2006
  22. hobbby

    Carter 3645SB AFB

    hobbby, Oct 6, 2014
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    11
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    3,334
    LARRY70GS
    Jan 20, 2015
  23. PatricksBuick

    Carter AFB 3826 - secondaries stuck

    PatricksBuick, Feb 6, 2013
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    11
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    4,250
    PatricksBuick
    Mar 10, 2013
  24. Firehunter

    Carb base gasket

    Firehunter, Jul 16, 2009
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    11
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    2,939
    Firehunter
    Jul 25, 2009
  25. wildcat2

    AFB Jet Sizes/Numbering?

    wildcat2, Jul 7, 2005
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    11
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    4,124
    kustomsbykris
    May 22, 2008
  26. staged70

    New 900 thermoquad

    staged70, Aug 10, 2006
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    11
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    3,499
    BQUICK
    Aug 15, 2006
  27. CanadianBird

    Why does my Carter AFB backfire?

    CanadianBird, Dec 31, 2005
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    11
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    2,110
    CanadianBird
    Jan 6, 2006
  28. jeremyillingwor

    AFB base corrosion and throttle shaft play

    jeremyillingwor, Feb 9, 2016
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    10
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    2,092
    jeremyillingwor
    Mar 10, 2016
  29. batsong

    Problems with Thermo-Quad

    batsong, Jul 14, 2009
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    10
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    5,769
    BigBlockTorque
    Oct 8, 2014
  30. Gulfgears

    Edelbrock 600CFM

    Gulfgears, Mar 29, 2011
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    10
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    1,819
    64SkyConvert
    Apr 15, 2011
  31. 76 REGAL

    Carb help

    76 REGAL, Jan 28, 2011
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    10
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    1,573
    76 REGAL
    Jan 31, 2011
  32. miels

    Rebuilding a carb difficulty? D.I.Y or leave to the pros?

    miels, Aug 4, 2010
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    10
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    2,931
    miels
    Sep 18, 2010
  33. Gulfgears

    Carter AFB rebuild kit

    Gulfgears, Jun 3, 2009
    Replies:
    10
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    5,122
    Firehunter
    Jul 10, 2009
  34. riv2x4

    frozen Carter AFB

    riv2x4, Mar 17, 2006
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    10
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    2,359
    doc
    May 24, 2006
  35. rmstg2

    Thermoquad

    rmstg2, Feb 25, 2016
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    9
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    1,896
    DEADMANSCURVE
    Feb 28, 2016
  36. FormerGNowner

    New to the AFB

    FormerGNowner, Nov 26, 2013
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    9
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    1,931
    FormerGNowner
    Dec 18, 2013
  37. buickjunkie

    Anyone work with a set of Dual Quads as bad as these

    buickjunkie, May 3, 2010
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    9
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    2,270
    Cliff R
    May 15, 2010
  38. bertrandboss

    Carter afb identification

    bertrandboss, Jul 6, 2009
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    9
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    4,830
    bertrandboss
    Jul 20, 2009
  39. 64BuickCat

    AFB Heat Shield?

    64BuickCat, Mar 14, 2008
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    9
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    2,008
    doc
    Mar 16, 2008
  40. garys64wildcat

    Running rich

    garys64wildcat, Jul 13, 2007
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    9
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    2,673
    BamaWildcat
    Aug 20, 2007
  41. Ohighway

    340 engine - hard to start after it's been sitting for awhile.

    Ohighway, Jul 18, 2010
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    8
    Views:
    4,250
    robert caris
    Nov 15, 2017
  42. gvinz

    Carb leaking down over night

    gvinz, Sep 3, 2015
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    8
    Views:
    3,019
    gvinz
    Sep 6, 2015
  43. 1966buickgs

    Car turns off when i put in gear...

    1966buickgs, Oct 28, 2014
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    8
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    2,160
    1966buickgs
    May 3, 2015
  44. Aaron65

    AFB accelerator pump check valve

    Aaron65, Nov 10, 2012
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    8
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    2,701
    Cliff R
    Nov 21, 2012
  45. DavidBrownlee

    Tuning a Carter AFB

    DavidBrownlee, Apr 11, 2011
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    8
    Views:
    4,548
    Bigpig455
    Jul 13, 2011
  46. Forscars

    Carter AFB and metering rod ID

    Forscars, Oct 2, 2007
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    8
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    3,647
    Jim Cannon
    Jan 1, 2008
  47. custom65

    Carter AFB??

    custom65, Jun 20, 2006
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    8
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    3,222
    carbking
    Sep 2, 2006
  48. cobravii

    Adjusting Nailhead dual quads....

    cobravii, Jun 18, 2015
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    1,403
    GranSportSedan
    Jul 28, 2018
  49. white72gs455

    Carter 4bbl

    white72gs455, Oct 2, 2016
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    7
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    1,665
    87GN_70GS
    Aug 7, 2017
  50. slimfromnz

    Accelerator Pump issues

    slimfromnz, Feb 29, 2016
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    7
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    2,053
    slimfromnz
    Mar 4, 2016
  51. PatricksBuick

    replacement for idle mixture screw for Carter AFB 3826S

    PatricksBuick, Jan 30, 2013
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    2,648
    thapachuco
    Feb 25, 2013
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