It's a Rochester 2GC (2 JET) two barrel automatic choke part number 7008597. The vehicle is a 1965 Chevy C-10 with a 283. What are my options?
2006-06-25 11:52:19 · 14 answers · asked by scivi92 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Can anyone decode this carb number its 7008597
2006-06-25 12:41:01 · update #1
A Rochester 2GC is about the most basic carburetor ever made. The best thing you could do for yourself is buy a HAYNES manual for CARBURETORS. I own one because I sometimes get caught up doing carbs for friends. NAPA Auto Parts sells a rebuild kit for around $25.00. If it is leaking around the bushings where your throttle plate is, which is very typical, you can get those as well, but they will not come in the kit. The bad news is...that carb number was not STOCK for a 65 Chev p/u. I know this because I just looked on-line. The good news, if you really want to know...you can go to NAPA and they have a set of carb books that they can look in and tell you exactly what that carb came from. You can find almost anything you want by going to www.napaonline.com. In college, carburetors was my specialty. I LOVE 'EM!
2006-07-08 15:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The carb # you have will positively ID the carb for a GM parts man - aftermarket carbs are a crap shoot at best rarely do you get a compatible replacement - GM doesn't make carbs anymore and when they stopped genuine replacement rebuilt stuff was selling for around a $1000 each.
Find a good drivability mechanic who is an old timer he probably cut his teeth on duojets. Him together with your carb number you should be able to restore the carb to brand new specs circa 1965.
2006-07-06 19:19:54 · answer #2 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having your original carb rebuilt is the best way to go. buying a rebuilt carb form an auto parts store is a big gamble. I used to work in a carburetor shop in Austin, TX. Have a good knowledgeable mechanic fix yours if that is an option. to bad your not in central Florida, I'd do it for you, there's really nothing to it.
2006-06-25 12:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rebuild kit is very inexpensive about $17.00 at Advance auto parts. A rebuilt carb is expensive about $112.00 to $170.00
I would buy the kit and a bucket of carb solvent to soak the carb in. Advance calls it a carb cleaner dip basket.
2006-06-25 12:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem with having a carb rebuilt is finding someone that knows carbs. not just anyone can fix them. the rebuild kits are not that much. labor is where u spend the money. if u want new carb, i would call year one in atlanta, they probably have everything u need there. i helped my dad redo a 1969 roadrunner. they had everything for the car.
2006-07-08 08:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by darrel l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-05 01:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very simple, very basic....you could rebuild it yourself. Give it a try...if you have a catastophic incodent...you can go to a junkyard and get one out of an old Lemans, skybird, or other similar make/model. OR, you could just buy a 4 bbl adapter and put on a carter thermoquad. Best of luck...don't be scared.
2006-06-25 14:00:24 · answer #7 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a kit costs about $20-price to rebuild varies. replacement carb depends on whether you get a remanufactured or a new aftermarket such as Edelbrock or Holley. check with your local auto parts store
2006-06-25 11:59:53 · answer #8 · answered by Comfortably Numb™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you know the rebuild shop does a great job, I'd buy a new one or remanufactured one. its less of a headache.
2006-07-08 15:51:37 · answer #9 · answered by jamie r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have it rebuilt will cost about 125.00 if you take it off
2006-06-25 12:39:34 · answer #10 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋