I recently bought an O/T one owner 1967 Falcon wagon with 81,000 miles on it. It has the "C" code 289 that is un-molested. I popped the air cleaner and was expecting to find an Autolie 2100 carb, but to my horror, there is a Carter two barrel carb. I have never seen one of those carbs before, and was wondering if it was any good, and where to get a kit for it as there is no tag on the carb.
If it is a Carter BBD, there is nothing wrong with them. Autozone has the kits to rebuild, just tell them it is a BBD carb and most of the kits will work. The only thing different in the kits is the way the accelerator pump is attached. Make sure you get the right one there or you will not be putting a new pump in it. Robert
Carter offered several different 2-barrel carbs over the years. The ABD (as previously mentioned) was designed for Ford products, and bolts to the original Ford manifold. Excellent carb, parts readily available via mail order, probably not locally available. The WCD will not fit the Ford manifold, otherwise excellent carb. Parts availability a little better than the ABD. The WGD (top of the Carter line). Parts availability like the WCD The BBD (Carter's entry level two-barrel). Useful (my opinion) only on original numbers-matching vehicles. Parts readily available (and you will need parts!). However, no performance parts, and no information on performance modifications, and VERY difficult to modify for performance work. Jon.
Just reread the second part of your question: ABD has a stamped number on the airhorn which will be 4 digits followed by the letter S as in (S)am. WCD and WGD were identified by tag; however if the tag is missing, may be identified by use of the code number stamped on the underside of the cast iron flange, and the number cast on the metering rod. BBD was identified by tag only. If the tag is missing; identification is virtually impossible, and the cost to do so would certainly exceed the value of a new carburetor. Jon.
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