carter carb #17084287 307 oldsmobile
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carter carb #17084287 307 oldsmobile
Hello. I am thinking about putting a brand new carburetter on my 1984 Delta 88 with air-conditioning.
It has the 307 engine and cruise control would anyone know where I could purchase one brand new or aftermarket one that would be a match?
Here is the information that my mechanic took off the carb: carter carb # 17084287
It has the 307 engine and cruise control would anyone know where I could purchase one brand new or aftermarket one that would be a match?
Here is the information that my mechanic took off the carb: carter carb # 17084287
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Nobody is answering this, so here goes:
Why don't you just send out your OEM unit and pay to have someone do a rebuild. Note: you might still have to do some adjustments, but if you are lucky, things will be close enough to make the ECM happy. It is always better to rebuild the OEM rather than replace.
Of course, there is the Holley Sniper option........
Why don't you just send out your OEM unit and pay to have someone do a rebuild. Note: you might still have to do some adjustments, but if you are lucky, things will be close enough to make the ECM happy. It is always better to rebuild the OEM rather than replace.
Of course, there is the Holley Sniper option........
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Canadian 307 Olds Carbs
Hello Everyone,
This is my first time here, but here I go:
I always recommend sticking with your original carb if possible, especially if you have a good low-mileage original. That way you keep numbers matching and date codes intact while avoiding cores that may have been to the wrecking yard and back.
The 307 is a different beast from the bigger engines. In particular, the air valve on the 307 carb is set up to not open nearly as far as the bigger engine carbs. You can tell a Canadian 307 by the 'D' marking on the end of the air valve. Chevy 305/350 carbs had an 'E' shaft.
Canadian production 307s didn't use the computer-controlled E4M carb until 1988. The 17084287 carb we're talking about here is a M4MC that was never used in US production. It doesn't need an ECM. There were some 307s sold in Canada with the E4M carburetor before 1988, but these were US imports like Olds 442s and some Cadillacs.
I hope that's helpful. Cheers!
Rusty
www.carburetor.ca
This is my first time here, but here I go:
I always recommend sticking with your original carb if possible, especially if you have a good low-mileage original. That way you keep numbers matching and date codes intact while avoiding cores that may have been to the wrecking yard and back.
The 307 is a different beast from the bigger engines. In particular, the air valve on the 307 carb is set up to not open nearly as far as the bigger engine carbs. You can tell a Canadian 307 by the 'D' marking on the end of the air valve. Chevy 305/350 carbs had an 'E' shaft.
Canadian production 307s didn't use the computer-controlled E4M carb until 1988. The 17084287 carb we're talking about here is a M4MC that was never used in US production. It doesn't need an ECM. There were some 307s sold in Canada with the E4M carburetor before 1988, but these were US imports like Olds 442s and some Cadillacs.
I hope that's helpful. Cheers!
Rusty
www.carburetor.ca
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Yes, with the M4M carbs you don't have to deal with the mixture control solenoid or throttle position sensor. They can also be modified, jets changed, idle circuit reworked etc. There were a lot of them in Canada (and Mexico I think) and they're still reasonably common here. You can replace the computer controlled carb directly with the M4M carb if you also change to a vacuum advance distributor. Plus a bit of black tape for the check engine light.
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