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SD44
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carburetor question

i just had my grandfathers 68 ford pickup handed down to me, he had bought it new. it has a 300-6. it needs the carb built, yet when i removed it i couldn't find a tag or any numbers on it so that i can get the correct rebuild kit, only the words "fomoco."

any chance there was only one carb that came on this type of engine? i know from buying past kits that they always want the carb number.



also, does anyone know of a retailer that might sell a nos or reproduction of this carb?


i took the gas tank off, too. it looks good on the outside, but when i emptied it and banged it around i could hear rust inside steadily breaking loose. is there anything i can put in it to remove and neutralize the rust? i'd hate to buy a new tank.
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SD44
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okay, then let me ask one simple question:

i can see down into the tank and i see rust. when i bang the sides of the tank, i hear the rust break loose and fall off inside. the outside of the tank looks great, and it doesn't leak anywhere. is there a treatment that i can buy to remove this rust and save this tank??
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GerryProctor
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It is usually far less of a pain in the ass to just replace the tank. But yes, Eastwood sells a tank repair kit.

As for the carb, you shouldn't need the number if you know the application. The number is one method to look up a kit. One one of my cars, they can't reference the number for a kit and have to look it up by the application.

Post Mon May 21, 2007 2:22 pm 
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thefairlaneman
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You should be able to take the carb to almost any parts store and have them match it up with a remanufactored one.....cost should be less then 200 bucks and your carb problem will be solved.

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optika1illushun
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visit www.fordsix.com...they are GODs for all things inline ford. ill try to snoop around for ya though.

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jaysch
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Check out fordbarn.com they have a lot of older parts and stuff my local mech builds a lot of older stuff and recommends them.
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