<VV> Carb issues

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

Just because you have one of the premier builders of Corvair carbs, 
rebuilding for you can say these things.  I would be surprised if you get 
many rejects.

dp

At 12:36 PM 7/21/2004, corvairs wrote:
>Norm - Forgive me, but there a number of people who do a good job 
>rebuilding Corvair carbs. I don't know who you bought them from, but that 
>really may not be the issue. Keep in mind that any rebuilder (including 
>Grant) is dealing with 40+ year old cores. Any rebuilder who will claim 
>"perfection 100% of the time" is asking to fall on thier face. There are 
>various internal things that can happen to these carbs that are virtually 
>undetectable in the rebuilding process. This situation will not get better 
>as the cores get older.
>
>The best any rebuilder can do is be honest with thier customers and 
>explain that there will be a small percentage of rebuilt carbs that just 
>are not going to work when installed and that rebuilder should have an 
>efficient warranty program to replace them. The suggestions here on VV, so 
>far, are very useful. But in the end if they don't fix the problem AND if 
>the problem is proven as carb-related, you may have to ask the rebuilder 
>for a replacement. Lon
>
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