Re: Detroit Model 51 carburetor - massive fuel leak

Posted by Stephen Templeton On 2022/7/15 15:28:31

I've sent the carburetor to Scott Henningsen (pac-carbs.com) to have it rebuilt, and it turns out that it is a hodgepodge of various parts- from a 1934 V8 Cadillac (float bowl, accelerator pump and vanes) and 1932 Packard (upper throttle throat). He has all the correct parts and will rebuild a correct 1931 carb for a super 8 engine. He has a 1931 Packard (840 I think) and will test it out on his car to make sure it is tuned correctly. Apparently, he sees hybrid/hodgepodge carburetors with some frequency since parts availability was limited in the past.