Carter WD 0 Carbies

pmlmbigpondcom

G'day All,
I am confused as to how many types of Carter WD 's there are
Seemingly endless variants

I attach photo's of two I have
The oily one has a base too large for the 8cyl manifold

The rather rusty one fits well and I have another unit which is not damaged and will use. I am missing all linkages though and would appreciate pics etc of linkages for this type of carby

Thanks

Phil
Australia

Lance

Phil, If you're talking about stepdowns, there were 3 types used. 1948-50 used a Carter 2bbl WDO model. In 1951-54 the next version of the 2 bbl was the Carter WGD. Pacemakers starting in 1950 used the WA-1. At this time also used on the twin H setup was the Carter WA-1.    Jets used the WA-1 as well with several modifications that were different from the twin H setup. This is a general guide as to what the cars used origionally but over 60 plus years-this can be quite different from where they began.

pmlmbigpondcom

G'day Lance
No, talking about mid 30's

Phil

Jay_G

There were many different Carter carbs made in the 30s.  Basically every car maker that use Carter used a different linkage set up, then every time there was a change in jets or metering rods there was a different Carter number.  I have a 37 8 that looks similar, it is a Carter 344 (they also used a 377), but the linkage is slightly different.  Also as you found out the later manifolds have a large bolt pattern.

It is important that the metering rods and jets match you application or it will never run right and you will not be happy.  So knowing the engine and manifold is just as important as the carb number.

Jay

PAULARGETYPE

HUDSON USED CARTER CARBS IN THE 30'S - 37 TO 41 WERE WDO'S HERE ARE SOME OF THE NUMBERS 344S, 377S, 402S, 430S, 455S, 461S, THESE NUMBERS WILL BE ON THE BRASS TAG ON THE CARB AND SOME WERE STAMPED ON THE BASE WHERE THE MOUNTING GASKET IS  

THESE ARE A SMALL BASE 2 BARREL CARB

  CARTER DID MAKE A LARGE BASE WDO BUT HUDSON DID NOT USE IT IN THE 30'S