Hi all, so how often do you rebuild your carb? Wait till there's an issue, or every few years as maintenance?

Thoughts?

 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

2x on what Eric said. Just make sure the hold down bolts and carb screws are snug, they can work loose over time. You didn't specify what kind of carb you had. Throttle shafts can wear into the aluminum base plate over time causing looseness and possibly vacuum leaks. This requires drilling and installing bushings.

 

About every 30-50 years, new needle/seat depending on how bad the fuel attacks viton rubber. Snug the various screws holding the carb together every 10-20 years.

 

These are the answers I wanted to hear!

I have a 72 Delta 88 with a 350/2bbl carb.
Seems to be just fine. But the car is new to me, so I don't know how long it's been.

A lot of my buddies have their carbs rebuild as part of their tune-up.

 

I'm about to change all the plugs & wires, dist cap, rotor etc. Was gonna pull the carb, but it seems just fine.

 

If your still using points, you need a tach/dwell meter, timing light, and a vacuum gauge to adjust everything after you get done changing parts.

 

I replace parts or rebuild components when they no longer perform correctly. Doing it prematurely just increases the cost of ownership unnecessarily.

 

Step 1: Throw it in the trash.
Step 2: Go EFI. Lots of options.
Step 3: Never look back.

 

If you just bought the car a good tune up is not a bad idea. I would not include the carb unless there is a problem. EFI is not for everybody. If you are only driving the car as a hobby, you will never recover the cost.