The carburetor sitting on your vintage Mustang can be a finicky device. It has minute passages that air and fuel travel through to feed the engine the fuel it demands based on load, rpm, and so forth.

There's heartache and joy that come with owning, and caring for, an older vehicle. It's helpful if you can sort out a number of problems on your own, it will save you cash and trips to your local ...

Most of us agree the 4300/4350 carburetor can be a real toilet bowl, especially when you consider how terrific its predecessor, the Autolite 4100 "shoebox," was and still is. The 4100 possessed the ...

Freshening a carburetor isn't that scary — anyone with a little mechanical aptitude, a set of basic hand tools, and an off-the-shelf gasket/jet kit can rebuild a carb on the cheap. There are certainly ...

Although you may have a hard time getting them to admit it, for many car builders, the carburetor is the most complicated and least understood part on a vehicle. Everyone understands the basics of its ...

The easy way to tell a 2100 from a 2150 is the rear edge of the base of the carb. Supposedly, the 2100s have a rounded rear edge like this. And a 2150 will have a flat rear edge of the base of the ...

Truck won't start after a few days without driving unless a little gas is poured down the carburetor A successful carburetor rebuild fixes the problem and doesn't create new ones Your vehicle is worth ...

Time-lapse magic returns from Hagerty—the number one insurer of classic cars—this time involving the teardown of a Holley carburetor. Before the days of fuel injection, these babies were essential for ...

Confirm that the fuel valve is on, there’s gas in the tank and the spark plug is in good shape. Shoot a one-second burst of aerosol lubricant or carburetor cleaner down the throat of the carburetor.

Rebuilding a carburetor can be a daunting task if you've never done it before. There are tons of small parts, screws and gaskets that need replacing, and a lot of pieces that need cleaning or ...