carb question

[seminolejoe]

Hi guys I'm still looking for answers, this time I need info on carbs. I have a cater 7408S carb on my 232 I-6 '74 mail jeep. Can't find a rebuild kit, so I was wondering what I could replace it with. right now I'm getting about 10 mpg so I really need to do something about that. Jeep runs fine it just burns way to much fuel. Any info badly needed. Thanks, Joe

 

[Collin the Hen]

You might be able to just clean it out really well with a very tiny wire (like a 11 gauge guitar string), carb cleaner, and a Dremel with a mini wire wheel. A lot of times, the jets and other little holes get gelled up.

If all else fails and you can not find a rebuild kit, you could get a two barrel intake and just use a Carter two barrel or Motorcraft 2100. I've seen whole intake setups on ebay with the Carter carb sell very cheaply.