Suggestion or part needed!!!
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Suggestion or part needed!!!
I have a 85 F150 5.8L HO 4x4
The carb is torn apart for a rebuild and I am missing the idle mixture adjustment screw that is down in the plate of the carb.
Rebuild kits do not have them, Napa does not carry it, Ford does not have it, so I called Holley. They said their custom shop might be able to get one since the Ford Holley was custom made different than the usual Holley.
A few junk yards in the area do not have any Fords that age! With the price of metal going up a few weeks back, many have crushed them and sold them.
Anyway not sure what to do to get my hands on a screw.
Perhaps aftermarket carb or a rebuilt carb swap might be in order here, what suggestions would be good for this truck. Not a daily driver and not for racing either! This is an "antique" here in ME and I want to keep it looking and running more stock than modified!
Guy
The carb is torn apart for a rebuild and I am missing the idle mixture adjustment screw that is down in the plate of the carb.
Rebuild kits do not have them, Napa does not carry it, Ford does not have it, so I called Holley. They said their custom shop might be able to get one since the Ford Holley was custom made different than the usual Holley.
A few junk yards in the area do not have any Fords that age! With the price of metal going up a few weeks back, many have crushed them and sold them.
Anyway not sure what to do to get my hands on a screw.
Perhaps aftermarket carb or a rebuilt carb swap might be in order here, what suggestions would be good for this truck. Not a daily driver and not for racing either! This is an "antique" here in ME and I want to keep it looking and running more stock than modified!
Guy
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