Carburetor Questions

Glen Hoag posted a response to Charles Patterson's questions about carburetors to the AMC Pacer list. (6 December 1999)

From: Glen Hoag
Date: 6 December 1999

At 2:30 PM -0600 12/6/99, Charles Patterson wrote:
>
>Oh, good, you saw his message.
>
>Any thoughts on the carb, Glenn? Should I get it rebuilt, get a rebuild
>replacement? or look for another model/make?

The original carb is a Carter YF.  Flat spots in acceleration may mean a
bad accelerator pump in the carb.  You can buy a rebuild kit that will have
a new accelerator pump.  You might also want to replace the float, while
you've got it apart.

Holley manufactured an aftermarket carburetor to replace a number of Carter
YF applications.  It was their tag number 8064AAA, which is a Model 1946
unit.  Holley has basic designs, known as models, and tag numbers
customized for individual applications.  These carburetors were apparently
a Weber design manufactured by Holley and sold in the '70s under the Holley
Economaster brand.  I have one on Pacer #1 and found one on a Pacer that I
bought to install on Pacer #2.  They seem to be good carburetors, but you
can't find them new anymore.

--Glen Hoag
                         '75 Pacer 258 (x2)
  Limestone County, Alabama         '76 Pacer 258 (for parts)
  AMO #7895  AMCPC #471             '82 Spirit 151