A person that I'm trying to buy an fb from said this

what does he/she mean by "the secondaries are stuck open"? and is it a huge problem that will cost me more than a few hundred $$?

thanks

edit: I think he/she is talking about the bigger barrels in the carb. So I guess my new question is how much would it cost to rebuild a crab and would it be cheaper to buy a new one?

 

To me it sounds like a stuck float inside the carburetor, which just requires taking the top off and cleaning the needle seat.

Any good shop can do this for you.

 

Any idea of how much it will cost? How about the engine flooding? Will I be able to start the car again once the engines flooded?

Thanks

 

What part of Washington are you in?

You have to great Rx Doctors up there, Atkins Rotary outside Tachoma and Pineapple Racing in Portland.

Give them a call, should be 1hr labor, could be a full rebuild if the needle/seats are bad, get that price too.

 

awww...crap.....

I think I either have to get a new carburator or have it rebuilt.....and their both expensive

If I should get this FB is anyone willing to help me rebuild the carb...for free

 

Don't pass up the car just cause of a little carb problem! I can't rebuild it for free, but we can all help you with advice. Hell, a junkyard carb is less than 50 bucks!
Just tell the owners that the rebuild prices you got are outrageous, and see if they'll bring down the price of the car.
It could be as simple as one solenoid wire being disconnected, and a tight linkage that just needs WD40.

 

thanks for the encouragement....hopefully things will work out

 

No one works for free, but help on here is free. And if you need us, we can rebuild it for you, prolly best price going. We do it for love not the $, yea we're stupid LOL.