REBUILDING A HOLLEY MODEL G CARBURETOR

[Jay In Northern Ca.]

Here's a really good thread over on the Model T Ford Fix site written by Royce Peterson Feb. 28, 2018

Here's the link:
https://modeltfordfix.com/rebuilding-a- ... arburetor/

[Quickm007]

Thank you Jay sharing this link. It is simply awesome! I'm very impress about all the work is required to rebuild a carb.

[Steve Jelf]

Royce has some very good technical articles.

[Craig Correll]

Wow! The Model T Ford Fix is a really nice website. I've never visited it before. I'm impressed. Thank you Royce.

[Jay In Northern Ca.]

Yes it is a great website for the true Model T enthusiast with lots of good information. For those who have not visited the site your missing a great resource!

[JWalters]

Yes it is a great website for the true Model T enthusiast with lots of good information. For those who have not visited the site your missing a great resource!

The only problem is in order to be a member of his site you must agree with Royce 100%. Notice that you will not see certain improvements or aftermarket items ever discussed on that site. Royce created that site so that he and his small clique could control 100% of the content and information given.

The MTFCA forum allows everyone’s opinions and experiences to be shared and is not censored to the views of just a select few. Sure some topics on this forum will bring about a great deal of debate and opinions of those contributing. Anyone can read the post shared and form his/her own opinion about what’s best for them. That’s what makes the MTFCA forum the greatest resource of all!

[Rich Eagle]

Thanks for reminding me. I don't get over there often enough.
Rich

[Scott_Conger]

I am a member of the other site, and when I joined there was no such requirement or loyalty oath. How on earth can anyone other than the administrator limit topics or scope? FWIW, while I am perhaps blissfully unaware of censorship there, I would not condemn for a second, the man that foots the bill gets to police the content. It's ultimate success will not lie in keeping a bunch of people out, but rather, poviding excellent content. If so, then so far, so good. What you do not tend to find there, for now, is much opinion masquerading as fact and that probably is a reflection of the experience base of the posters and not policy. Between the two sites, there is a place for everyone.

[JWalters]

I would not condemn for a second, the man that foots the bill gets to police the content.

Yes control the content. Only allows what he agrees with on the site.

What you do not tend to find there, for now, is much opinion masquerading as fact

Just the opinions of one man and those that agree with him.

probably is a reflection of the experience base of the posters and not policy.

That's the clique not just experience.

providing excellent content.

I agree that he has a lot of nice detailed articles and information.

If someone is interested in keeping the Model T fully stock without modern upgrades its a good source of information.

[ewdysar]

Jason,

Royce's site is just another resource, and the info provided is well presented and thought out. If Royce chooses to exclude topics based on his personal opinion, that's OK by me. For those other topics or conversations, I will go elsewhere, like this site. Bottom line, it's his site, his call.

I see that you've got an opinion and or concerns about his site, thank you for sharing. I'm not sure what that has to do with rebuilding a Holley model G, if you have more to say about Royce's site, you may want to start up your own thread.

Keep crankin'!
Eric

[Steve Jelf]

If someone is interested in keeping the Model T fully stock without modern upgrades its a good source of information.

Agreed. And if you want a mixture of good information, rank ignorance, and crackpot notions, there are the Facebook pages. The internet offers a feast of options.

[StanHowe]

Steve is right.
All you have to do is post anything on any of the sites and there will be somebody to argue with you.

There are plenty of sites on facebook and other places with "factual misinformation" above and beyond what you could possibly make up on your own. A BS sifter is necessary on most facebook groups whether about Willys Jeeps, Model T's, Cadillacs, whatever.

I long ago quite trying to pass on anything I've learned in 60++ years of Model T ownership and 15+ years of restoring carburetors as a business even tho I think it is fair to say I know at least a few things about them. I had two or maybe three at the Amelia Island concours this year again, just sent two off to England, have three going in the mail this afternoon and have rebuilt somewhere close to a thousand Stromberg OF's plus hundreds of other brass carbs. But all I have to do is post how I do something or some tip and somebody who has rebuilt one NH twenty years ago is right in the middle of it telling me I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. In my opinion there is a huge difference in rebuilding a carburetor and restoring or re-manufacturing one. I consider mine to be as good or better than new. About 1 or 2 in 10 that I get has already been through somebody else's shop.

So, whether you agree with the way Royce runs his site or not, I applaud him for taking the time, making the effort and dealing with the crap that comes with anything like he is doing, which is trying to help the hobby.

It is very easy to start a Facebook group. Jump right in there and start one if you don't like the others. I won't participate in it, either. I have about 50 carburetors waiting for me to get done, I don't have time to argue over how to do it. I just do it.

[Wayne Sheldon]

Stan H, Much of my wage earning life was in the field of communication systems contracting. We did almost everything under that umbrella. Probably a bit more than half our work was in private television systems, design, construction, system maintenance, trouble shooting, fault finding, repairs, etc etc etc. RF distribution technology is not a simple field. However, just like your carburetors, and so many things related to anything? A lot of people like to appoint themselves an expert. For those people, we had two "theories" of television distribution systems.

One, was the "coat-hanger theory of television systems". That was for all the idiots that connected a coat-hanger to the back of their TV set and actually got a few watchable channels, suddenly they figure that they were an expert, and the whole system was that simple always. (The fact they were in a primary area of reception of course had nothing to do with them getting a couple working channels.)

Two, was the "magic wand theory of television distribution systems. This was for the fools that believed that all anyone had to do was go to Radio Shack and buy some of the worst pieces of junk fittings, cables, and splitters, and don't forget the poorest excuse for an amplifier on the planet, and one would be all set to wire up a fifty unit apartment building!

The world is full of those people. Nearly all of them totally clueless.

As for Royce's site? The only thing I see really wrong with it is that it is not active enough. Not enough people visiting, not enough people contributing. I visit it usually about once per week.

[JWalters]

I long ago quite trying to pass on anything I've learned all I have to do is post how I do something or some tip and somebody who has rebuilt one NH twenty years ago is right in the middle of it telling me I don't know what the hell I'm talking about.

Stan, You have said that many times over the years. If you don't want to share how you rebuild carburetors that's your choice but I have never seen anyone make a post that supports your claim. All the post I have read were always positive and nothing at all negative about them.