Hello, i have a 1966 mustang with a 289 and an autolite 2 barrel carburetor. I recently got my hands on a mostly complete and good looking Autolite Carb from 1968. Im not entirely sure of the application, but i think it came off of a 1968 Fairlane with a 289. It has the 1.08 venturis and has a dashpot.
My current carburetor doesnt have the dashpot. Did the dashpots only come on cars with automatic transmissions?
Will this carburetor bolt right on and work for me?
Its number is C8ZF-G. I read on ponycarbs.com that when they rebuild these specific carbs, they take out the engineering problems. Does this mean that this particular carb had more problems than the others?
The person i got it from claims it was rebuilt. If it was done professionally (as opposed to a kit jsut being put in), what should i look for?
On a side note, does anyone know what exactly they do when they rebuild these carburetors to fix the engineering problems that they came with?
And one non-carb question:
My gauges didnt work, they all read the lowest setting all the time (except for the charge on, that one stayed in the middle and always worked). I got a new voltage regulator for the instrument cluster and put it in. Now all the gauges max out. Fuel, oil, and water temp. I know i dont have a full tank of gas, i know my oil pressure isnt at its highest, and i know when i first start the car in the morning, the water temp isnt at its highest. I got a new Oil pressure and Water Temperature sending unit so what else could be causing this? When the engins ie warm, the oil pressure gauge jumps around a bunch. when idling, it shoots down to 0, but when i get above 2k RPMs it shoots up to the highest without stopping anywhere in between.
I know this is kinda long, sorry. Thanks for the help in advance!