Re: Bob's '55 Patrician Blog

Posted by Bob E. On 2019/2/3 0:08:15

Have not been able to find the exact throttle shaft (3-961) anywhere or any old WCFBs that are known to have this shaft. I did buy this one on ebay, a 3-1111 as David Packards list shows it will fit the same throttle plates. It is really close but too long at the secondary throttle linkage end.. Thinking it wouldn't be too hard to get someone to cut it down to length, cut the flats, and tap a hole. Also need to swap linkages on the other end. Hoping there are carb shops out there that can do this easily. Might call Carb Junkies and a few more to see if they can do this kind of work with precision. Any suggestions as to who would be good at this?

Would also be good to have someone check and mill throttle body to ensure it is flat to manifold. I have a vacuum leak somewhere that is eluding me and this seems like a possibility.

Curious is this the right gasket for the throttle body to intake? Seems odd with the space under the gasket between banks and hard to get it to seal if both sides aren't perfectly flat.

Next up, some pics of the replacement of the rear support arm bushings..

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