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Praxiss454 · 07-13-2020, 11:13 AM

I have two of these rochester model b carbs. The one on the truck has a round shaft accellerator pump. The spare one has a flat shaft.

Is there any reason why one is preferred to the other? I could rebuild either one. I tore the gaskets on the flat shaft carb while disassembling so that one will require a rebuild kit in any case to be useful again.

07-13-2020, 11:13 AM	#12
Praxiss454 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Novato, CA Posts: 519	Re: How to assess whether a carb is worth rebuilding? I have two of these rochester model b carbs. The one on the truck has a round shaft accellerator pump. The spare one has a flat shaft. Is there any reason why one is preferred to the other? I could rebuild either one. I tore the gaskets on the flat shaft carb while disassembling so that one will require a rebuild kit in any case to be useful again. __________________ 1965 GMC 1000 SWB Fleetside L6 230 - SOLD Thanks everyone for the help over the years.