Re: Carburetor WCFB 4-Barrel

Posted by BigKev On 2024/9/7 10:05:21

With anything I am taking apart for the first time, I always take an ungodly amount of pictures. Screw out, take a picture showing the screw size and the hole it went I to. Repeat.

This really helped when I had things apart and walked for days weeks, months...etc. Also everything goes into labeled ziplock bags if being stored for awhile.

Then to reassemble, I can just look at the pictures in reverse order.

Also if you have something like a cafeteria tray, or your wife's finest cookie sheet (any tray with a lip), it helps to contain the parts. Especially check balls that tend to roll away when you're not looking.

If you haven't already, buy a one of those gallon cans of carb chem dip. The one that comes with the little basket inside. It works a jiffy to soak carb bodies and other parts to remove varnish from the inside of small internal passages.

Sometimes the sheets that come with the rebuild kits are better than the general Packard Factory Service manuals as far as details. Also if you have access to a vintage Motor Manual or Glenn's Manual they tend to have better details as well.

Finally, if you haven't downloaded the Packard Service Man's Training Manual for your type of Carb. They cover a lot of info, and theory so understand what does what.