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we were having problems getting the old ball and ball to idle so we tossed it in the weeds and bolted this straight on.

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Well, how did it work?

I have a large # of old carbs and including some 2bbl Rochester if you want to go bigger :). The good stuff is the pair of new Vega carbs, Holley/Webers, ohhhhhhhhhhh...
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no leaks, no bogs, a bit of a stumble and whistle during acceleration. I think the gasket needs some trimming to open a vacuum port on the base or the throttle pump is worn. but man she started with half a revolution and was smooth and clean. its jetted for a 292 but that 251 loved the mix at idle and wot. hope to take it for a rip in the next few days.
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Hello ,
i dont know if this is any help ,but he first B3pw powerwagon i had ,had a Stromberg carb on it and an aluminium spacer about two inches thick on it ,and it ran very well ,probably not the best for off road, i also had it on my M37 and M60l [251 with larger jet ] i had no success with standard carbs [apart from another powerwagon which had the original carb and guzzled gas] when i get my M37 going again im going to use the same set up , i reckon it ran better and had more grunt with the Stromberg on it
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Send me your weedy carburetor. :lol:
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ive always wanted to try a 2bbl off a gmc m211
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Are you guys running civilian 12v distributors when you change to other carburetors? Otherwise, how are you dealing with the distributor cooling lines?
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with the height of the monojet being so low a 90deg elbow adapter to the stock air cleaner elbow is very doable, but ya we are running a large cap crown series dizzy on this 251
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My M37 never had the original Distributor on it when i bought it,had a civilian one and 24 volt so i dont know about the cooling for it [cant remember that long ago...........................
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