Re: Carter AVS Rebuild Kits - What brand?
[Re: vinnyd76]
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07/17/18 10:22 PM
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RapidRobert
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My carb man, John at "the carb shop" (50+yrs exp) said to avoid Tomco kits.
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Re: Carter AVS Rebuild Kits - What brand?
[Re: vinnyd76]
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07/17/18 11:20 PM
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crabman173
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Echlin kits from Napa are great for carters
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Re: Carter AVS Rebuild Kits - What brand?
[Re: BlueRacer69]
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07/18/18 04:58 PM
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RapidRobert
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So whats wrong with tomco kits? I don't have the answer for that question as far as actual experience as this is second hand info from him so I put it out there like that as third party info (but I was very impressed with him) as I was way too busy trying to write down/remember all the excellent tech he was laying on me (for free) to ask specifically but I would assume poor quality/fitment. I'm sure he will tell you & he takes calls on Monday & Tuesday only. John 573 392-7378 I'm assuming inferior quality of some sort & I have seen many gaskets in various brand kits that the holes are slightly off especially cluster gaskets. No overseas brass floats was another caveat he mentioned (poor quality solder that can leak over time iirc).
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Re: Carter AVS Rebuild Kits - What brand?
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07/19/18 12:34 PM
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Try allcarbs.com, AKA Allstate Carburetor. The Edelbrock kit for their Thunder series should also work, I think. That's essentially an updated AVS. Used an Edelbrock kit for their AFB-style carbs on an AFB of mine. I don't think the gasket for the top/bowl is the same , looking at ta thunder series it's a performer with the rear butterfly weight plate removed and a spring loaded air door added , it still has the AFB style rear venturi setup and a real AVS does not.
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Re: Carter AVS Rebuild Kits - What brand?
[Re: Skeptic]
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07/19/18 01:35 PM
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Here is where I have gotten all the parts to rebuild my AVS carbs. They have all the "kit" parts and stuff that doesn't come in the kits. +1 for QuadrajetParts. I used them for both my AVS and my Caddy Q-jet, they are a quality operation.
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