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Re: Carburetor Question

To: "Sizemore, Shane" <shane.sizemore@medaphis.com>,
Subject: Re: Carburetor Question
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 15:02:26
Shane, stick with what works.  Your '79 manifold should bolt up fine to the
'74 engine (given it is a 1500)  use it, as for the water pump radiator
they are both 100% interchangeable.  So whichever is better or prefered go
with it.

Patrick Bowen

At 10:25 AM 12/28/98 -0500, Sizemore, Shane wrote:
>I have a '74 parts car with a rebuilt engine and a bad carb (spits out
>gas). The carb on the '74 is a ZS with manual choke. My 1979 car has a
>different intake with a ZS carb that has automatic choke.
>
>If I put the '74 motor in the '79, should I keep the intake from the '74
>and use the carb from the '79?
>Only problem with this is linkage for the '79 automatic choke carb., it
>mounts to the intake....the '74 does not have this spot for the
>connector plate to the throttle cable. 
>
>Also, what about the water pump/radiator situation, they are different
>on both motors......
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>
>Shane Sizemore 
>'79 Spit
>'74 Spit parts car
>Douglasville, GA
>
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL

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