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Carb Altitude Adjustments

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bigcat

start with the upper hole, and if more traction is
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i bought a car from 7200 ft, and brought it home to 1000 ft. what all needs to be adjusted? i assume more than just the mixture screws at the bottom of the carb. the carb is a carter 2bbl. not sure about the model, but here are the numbers from the tag: 49588 3430 17 and from the carb itself: carter 2168. a google search didnt bring up much information for me. its a 71 Dodge 318 2bbl A/T for those that might need to know. does the timing need to be changed? i dont have any old school tools for carbs. (no timing lights, gauges, etc) but i do have all the regular hand tools. anything i need to pick up to get this running properly for this altitude?

i could not find the info on the mopar forums i found, and i dont really want to wait a few days for registration to be able to post and search there. any help is appreciated.

also, anyone know where i can see online information about this carb?


thanks in advance.
 

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When I was a kid we have a Plymouth van and when we traveled to Colorado every summer my dad adjusted the metering rods on the 2 barrel carb to help it in the higher elevation. The metering rods had a set screw on the arm that lifted them and could be adjusted with a screw driver and an allen wrench. I don't have any specifics, sorry, but it may be that simple. The timing is likely a little too advanced as well. Seat of the pants tuning may be your only way to tell if you make it better. MPG may be a way also.
 

Max Power

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While I know prescious little about Carter two barrels, I do know that the air is thicker down here, so you need to make it richer, if of course, it was tuned properly for the elevation you were at in colorado.
 

bigcat

start with the upper hole, and if more traction is
May 1, 2005
3,015
1
79
7200 feet
Jun 18, 2007
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  • Jun 18, 2007
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actually, i got it from wyoming. rust free and all it has spent its entire life at 7200 ft, so i assume that it was tuned for that altitude. i got it from the daugher of the original owner. been garage kept its entire 46,000 mile life.

now if i can get it tuned for this altitude, ill be set.
 
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