Slightly off topic, but we are just getting ready to use our boat this summer (the latest I've EVER gotten the boat out, but it's been unusually cold, and I'm getting old) and ran into a snag I didn't expect. Sent my wife to the NAPA store to get an Edelbrock 600 to replace the wheezy AFB on it, which was the easy part. I mistakenly****umed the E-carb would be a bolt on replacement for the AFB, but, you know what "assume" means, right? Yup, it doesn't fit the square bore intake on the little Chev in the boat, so now I have to either get an adaptor, or replace the cast iron intake with a new one. In addition, the spark arrester from the AFB is too small for the E-carb, so a new one of those too. Nothing is easy, I guess, or everybody would do this...I'm thinking maybe a "Perfomer" manifold would make the boat just a teensy bit better skier... On the plus side, I DID get the choke adjusted on the AFB, so it starts better, so we're going boating tommorow after I get out of work and we'll see if I can still ski...
I like the Utility Chris's as well as the Centurys!!! I had dual updrafts on my Grey Phantom powered 1946 "Century Resorter" and I couldn't find rebuild kits for them so I did the POOR Man rebuild by flushing out the carbs with a few cans of carb cleaner! It worked for a couple of years after I sold the boat! Why don't you rebuild the AFB? (Coast Guard approved)
You're right, it IS a WCFB. I was going to replace it 'cause I'm being lazy! Now I'm not sure it's going to be any less work, aggravation and hassle than rebuilding the old one. The engine is a new 350 short block with the 283 heads, intake, and marine conversion parts from a '63 CC 283. It's running good now, so I'll ponder what to do over the weekend from behind the boat...
Did you buy a Marine Carb or just an off the shelf Edelbrock? If it's just a automobile carb you could have more troubles than just using an adapter. Cool a$$ boat ...... Shane T.
Don't need to add anything more on the carb issue as what 's important for your situation has already been posted. I'll second the carb rebuild as the BEST alternative in this situation. It's already been "programed" for your application and getting a different one dialed in could be a major PIA. My post is just an attaboy for the boat. They are really cool and I'm glad to see another one up and functioning. A neighbor of mine 30 years ago had a similar one blocked up in his back yard and was obviously not going to do anyting with it. My attempts to buy got the usual "gonna fix it up" routine. Short story, the boat rotted away right before my eyes over several years and was cut up with chain saws and hauled away after the neighbors heart attack. Glad I don't live there anymore. The whole neighborthood was infested with "gonna do it's" Frank
yes, Being an old boat guy myself, The right thing to do (especially for that old boat) is to re-build the carb and keep the old 283 intake on her....fab 32 said what I'd recommend best....besides, those wcfb's are great carbs. Ive got two I just restored for a dual quad intake for a vintage vette..... very nice boat by the way.....It has been a Late boat season here in MA as well.....
Yeah you never posted if that was an actual marine Edelbrock carb. Beind a marine technician I have to tell you you risk explosion not running an actual marine carb. And also the fuel line from the fuel pump to carb CANNOT just be a rubber hose. You need to have a metal line or braided stainless line.
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