Another addition to the fleet

[joefrazer]

The rebuilder gave me some of the old parts. The bearings had minimal wear but I can't say the same for the pistons...

[Fid]

Wow. Good thing you had it rebuilt.  Pistons like that can do a lot of damage if they break up further.

[Terry T]

the supplier must have changed something
they used the pipes that came off of my car to correct their mfg. fixture
Carl Hering supplied a pipe also
their muffler is the correct design also

they made a system for me and it fit without any problems, no jacking required

this is what Waldron's pipe look like, along side my original pipe, before they came out to my place and corrected their fixture
obviously something went south since then

[joefrazer]

I should have taken a picture of my pipe before installation. It looks much like the pictured original but has a slightly broader curve where it turns to run towards the rear of the car. I had to cut the circular brackets on my car to get the pipe to fit, and as I mentioned earlier, I had to grind off the lip where the pipe flange meets the manifold. I'm going to call Waldron's just to make them aware. I did get the system fully mounted and it looks good...now all that's left is to get the car to idle. I think the carb is in need of attention so it looks like I'll be taking it to Youngstown for a rebuild.

[joefrazer]

In other threads, folks have mentioned Benchwick Carburetor in Youngstown, Ohio as a source for carb rebuilds. Fortunately, I live about an hour away so I took the Darrin unit to them today. Housed in a former gas station, when I pulled in this afternoon, the proprietor was fine tuning the carb on a 41 Packard. He took one look at my carburetor and knew it was a Willys unit and said he'd have it ready in a few days. Apparently, a couple of hemi carbs were in for service so they're first in line.

[warren]

i would be very interested in what the service costs

[njpatera]

Let me know what they charge...I should have given you mine to take as well... :-)

[G.B. (All Vinyl Dragon)]

Noah,
Let Us know how it turns Out.
Sometimes this Day Its hard to find good Carbonator rebuilders. Today so much fuel injection.

[pjkaiser]

We have a retired Mechanic out here named Carburetor Carl.  He works on the Pebble Beach type vehicles and collections like Jay Leno's!!   He did my carburetor for both my Darrin and the Traveler.   I felt very fortunate to have him available to work on my carbs.

[joefrazer]

The carburetor is back and looks great...like new. Well worth the price paid.

[r1lark]

Very nice. Final test will be how it runs, but if it runs as good as it looks, you should not have a problem! 

[joefrazer]

Turned the key and the car started right up. Idles smoothly...all that's left is to reinstall the hood and a few odds and ends and away we go!

[pjkaiser]

Yeah!!!  another one on the road again!!!

[joefrazer]

I took the Darrin out for its first run in 44 years yesterday. The engine ran well and it seems to track nicely down the road. The overdrive doesn't want to work...I think the relay is bad so that's today's work, and I lost an NOS hub cap 500 feet from the house, but other than that all went well.

Fortunately, my keen eyed wife found the cap this morning laying at the end of someone's driveway so the tragedy of a lost cap was averted.

[Terry T]

I know how that feels.

The  first drive in my father's car  after 42 years brought goosebumps!