I have a 66 A Code with an Autolite 4100. The carb had a tag on it when I got it saying it had been "remanufactured by Holley" - though I have no idea when that was done. I cannot tell if the secondaries are opening or not. A fellow here in Atlanta said they are not, and offered to rebuild it for $160. Questions are as follows:
1. How does one tell if the secondaries are opening? I can open them manually via the linkage with the car off, but if the car is running, the linkage will not budge.
2. If they are not opening, could it be a vacuum leak?
3. There is a plastic piece in the fast idle bracket (appears to be held in place by the fast idle adjustment screw), that is limiting the motion of the secondary linkage, is this supposed to be there?
4. What circumstances should a carb be rebuilt?
5. Is the $160 a good price?
Thanks in advance.
Hammer
1. How does one tell if the secondaries are opening? I can open them manually via the linkage with the car off, but if the car is running, the linkage will not budge.
2. If they are not opening, could it be a vacuum leak?
3. There is a plastic piece in the fast idle bracket (appears to be held in place by the fast idle adjustment screw), that is limiting the motion of the secondary linkage, is this supposed to be there?
4. What circumstances should a carb be rebuilt?
5. Is the $160 a good price?
Thanks in advance.
Hammer