edgewood bronco
Well-known member
After a long lapse in my vehicle projects, I'm getting back to it.
This is for my 62 pickup with a 223. I'm at a crossroads. I'm not willing to spend the money for a Clifford intake, but am sick of my glass-bowl holley 1 V drying out and leaking whenever I try to start it after sitting (this time for a year). I wanted to swap to an Autolite 2100 with an adapter, but then got to thinking: The 1980 pickup with a 300 six that I just pulled the ignition system off of has a stock Carter carburetor on it. Would that be an easier swap for the old glass-bowl Holley? I'm not expecting great things out of the 2v on the 1v intake manifold, but it would get me going (I think) in the right direction.
My goal now in this swap is to get rid of the load-o-matic distributor and get a carburetor that tends to leak less after sitting for long periods of time without going the ultimate route of buying a Clifford intake.
The adapter is $50, and I have another 2100 sitting on the shelf. The carter is about $40.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Andy
This is for my 62 pickup with a 223. I'm at a crossroads. I'm not willing to spend the money for a Clifford intake, but am sick of my glass-bowl holley 1 V drying out and leaking whenever I try to start it after sitting (this time for a year). I wanted to swap to an Autolite 2100 with an adapter, but then got to thinking: The 1980 pickup with a 300 six that I just pulled the ignition system off of has a stock Carter carburetor on it. Would that be an easier swap for the old glass-bowl Holley? I'm not expecting great things out of the 2v on the 1v intake manifold, but it would get me going (I think) in the right direction.
My goal now in this swap is to get rid of the load-o-matic distributor and get a carburetor that tends to leak less after sitting for long periods of time without going the ultimate route of buying a Clifford intake.
The adapter is $50, and I have another 2100 sitting on the shelf. The carter is about $40.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Andy