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It's a holley. Don't have it off yet, to get #s.

There is still a shop in Columbus that does carbs, I was going to let them build it.

If the decal showing the layout is gone from the front radiator support.. I've used colored electrical tape before. a short piece on the hose and a short piece where it needs to return to.
easiest and a reasonable place to get the tapes is at home cheapo..

so its been sitting for a while??

There is a bronse filter in the inlet to some Holleys--also only 4 screws holding float bowl on to get to jets and /or metering plate. Top of carb gets a build up of crud over some metering holes that MOST be clean-------

A holley carb is the easiest one to rebuild-get a gasket kit that will have meter plate gaskets and accel pump and a can of carb cleaner spray to spay into the holes -------

That would be the smart route, thx for talking me into it. Those carb builders' rates are really going through the roof.

I got the carb off, marked the hoses with tape and made a diagram.

This hobby is really time vs money. I'm thinking to spring for someone else to build it. I dunno.

I took the lazy route, and dropped it off for rebuild.
It looks great and runs perfect. Further tinkering revealed a bad vacuum advance and alternator. I don't know if the external regulator is bad or not.

The radiator looks questionable, but doesn't seem to leak, so i'll drain it down and add antifreeze: I filled it with straight water for testing.

OK I need help.

Someone has done a conversion on the alternator. It's a Ford, I'm sure, as it is a Ford external voltage regulator, and it favors a Ford alternator, but it has two output terminals, bridged together. I suppose some pics would help. I'll try to post some, but three parts stores had no luck matching it up.

Just because it is a Ford external regulator, doesn't mean it is a Ford alternator. I use Ford external regulators all the time on Dodge denso style alternators. I've even used one on a GM non internal reg alt.

for the money and time I would jut buy a one wire alt. and be done with it

OK, the case was an exact match to a ford, but THIS alternator has two output terminals.

Does that van have ( or did it have) a reefer on /in it?

No reefer, and most of the stuff it needed the heavy duty power for is gone. I'd like to leave it set up with the heavy alternator if possible.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

No reefer, and most of the stuff it needed the heavy duty power for is gone. I'd like to leave it set up with the heavy alternator if possible.

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I did one like that a while back... choose any word that sounds like expensive... you'll be right!

Do you have a rebuild shop close by? Maybe they can test the internals and get you out of it cheaper??

That thing is goofy looking, that's all I got