Re: 1954 Deluxe Clipper 327 firing order on cap

Posted by HH56 On 2015/10/11 17:55:47

The poster who mentioned the resistor wires has a valid point. A few have been caught with that problem. The 6v spark is not the greatest as is and when you add resistor wires it makes it worse. I would verify what you have is solid core.

If you have that kind of crud in the carb screen I would also wonder what the condition of the gas in the tank might be. Might not hurt to add another filter when you rebuild the carb.

Not familiar with the 118-68 number. Is that what is on the brass tag?

Clipper Deluxe with 327 engine should have a Carter WGD-2102S two barrel. The 288 engine had a slightly smaller WGD-986S two barrel. 4 barrels are on the fancier or senior models with 327 or 359 engines.

Several places sell kits for the WGD carbs. After looking at a few, if they are current prices posted the cheapest listed price I found was Max Merritt at $50. Kanter was $55 and a couple of other well known rebuild shops were both between $60 and $70. A variation of the carb was used on other makes but I don't know how readily you would find that old a kit at a modern parts store. Napa doesn't list it.

Daytona has excellent kits that many of us have used and can recommend but they don't list prices or sell online. You have fill out and email a form or call and speak with them directly so they can be sure that what you are ordering is correct for what you have. They will quote a price then.