Looking for reliable remanufactured Autolite 1100 1V carb. Lots of Asian knock-off carbs out there straight from U.S. Patent Office that are junk. Who is best source? Thank you! Joe
There are several reputable carburetor rebuilders / re-manufacturers throughout the USA. Some of them chime in on The HAMB occasionally, contact them to see what they have to offer.
There's a feller on that famous auction site operating under the name "Gottafish" or something like that. Lots of inventory.
There are a couple of guys over on the Fordbarn that do professional remanufacturing of old carbs. Charlie NY redid a carb for me and it ran perfectly right outta tha box. I just bolted it on and it idles like a Cadillac as we used to say.
Take a look online in your area. Likely a smaller shop that can help you out Sent from my SM-G930V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Be aware of rebuilt vs remanufactured. Some shitbag shops claim to rebuild like new. In essence, all that is done is gaskets and a pretty exterior recoloring. Remanufactured means just that - everything is gone through. The most important thing done at this level, in my opinion, is rebushing of the throttle shaft(s). Anything less is a waste of time and effort. Best of luck.
This carb has had issues from new and some carb. Pony Carbs was a company several years ago that had found a fix but unfortunately is long out of business. I believe the owner passed away. Ask anybody you talk to about whether the rebuild or upgrade to address the run ability problems of the Autolite 1100 . You might search around on a mustang forum or the late model Ford forum on the Ford barn Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Get in touch with scicala on the Ford Barn. He has an excellent reputation when it comes to carb rebuilding. Don't know if he does Autolite 1100's but worth a PM.
Assuming that you posted this comment in jest, however.............................. Right now (I have no idea for how long) there is a tremendous market for a carburetor RESTORER for antique carburetors. I turn down an average of 20~25 weekly. Simply do NOT have time to manufacturer kits and restore carburetors. Several years ago, decided to do mechanical restorations without the cosmetics to save time and costs. Took about a dozen orders at reduced prices. Did the first one, and cleaned everything the way some of the rebuilders used to clean, and put the carb together. It looked awful! Disassembled, had the cosmetics done (and lost money! ) on everyone of them; but at least I wasn't ashamed to send them out. And Deuces, if you can keep a Holley from leaking; you could probably teach a Carter or Rochester to recite the alphabet Jon.
Tom - I would respectfully disagree; although clearance IS very important. Lots of carburetors rarely, if ever require bushings. Examples: Holleys with the teflon strips, Carter AFB's, Rochester 4-GC's, and many others. On the other hand: virtually every Stromberg WW, Rochester Q-Jet, and most Holley 4000's will require bushing. The key is to have access to the factory data, determine clearance criteria, and MEASURE. I would suggest that the largest issue with quality carburetor rebuilding today is Dr. Goodpliers (the evil twin of Mr. Goodwrench)! So many carbs have been "rebuilt" by commercial rebuilders where if a part fits, it is the right part; that good cores are difficult. Also, enthusiasts that make modifications (many of which don't work) without documenting their modifications. We figure if we had 10 exact same tag numbered cores and were extremely lucky, we could get 7 good ones. Five to six is a better average. There is also a lot of difference in the quality of parts versus cost, but not going to get into that. Jon.
I've noticed recent rebuilt carbs do not have the steel linkage parts replated, and they look crappy. And they rust. I was shopping for an off topic carb recently and was very impressed with a Mexican rebuilder, from the excellent pictures they clearly did a more thorough job than the US rebuilders, including zinc plating the parts that should be plated. Unfortunately I don't have record of that rebuilder, but am posting just for general information of something to watch for.
A shop near me does cad plating. I’ve used them for a Rupp go-kart I restored. Its hard to do small parts and hope they are not lost. I bought a large shaker from HF and use terrarium snake sand as a medium. Surprisingly linkage comes out looking really good.
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