Carter carb assistance

Posted by dhart1977 On 2024/4/4 14:15:27

Hey all Im new to the forum, just bought a 49 Standard 8 thats been sitting since 1984. Pretty much as barn find as you can get on the outside but the interior is still in one piece. On to the issue I have at the moment, the carb. So when I bought the car the carb had disappeared at some point over the past 4 decades and was no where to be found by the owner. According to what I have found the car is suppose to have a Carter WDO 644s carb, cool. As I am not really willing to pay out hundreds of dollars for a rebuilt one my question is what models of Carter carb will work on this 288? I see different WDO carbs but have no idea what the number means on these. I know the WDO has the fuel connection I need but whats the difference between a 644s and say a 502s? Are there any other models than WDO that work on these?