So my car has a carb that does not appear to be factory, but does appear to have all factory accessories (choke, dashpot) and connections. It is a Holley and the only identifiable model number is LIST-80163 3501. See photos.
I sent a note to Holley to find out more about the carb and where I can get documentation for it. Here is the reply:
"That is a 4180 model ford service replacement carb it is what the dealers used to replace the factory 4180 if they needed to be changed. Manuals on these were in the factory service manuals for 84-85 ford passenger cars 302 HO motors.
Thanks.
Travis"
Does anyone else out there have one of these carbs? Mine runs really well, fires right up when warm, but a little harder when cold. Occasionally it stumbles a little on acceleration ... maybe that's normal, or may needs a little tuning? I haven't owned a carb'd car in over 15 years, so I don't really rememeber much about them. Will be learning more now.
I'm in the process of contacting the seller and original owner to find out if they might have the original carb, but this probably won't lead anywhere. The seller did say that he had to get the carb rebuilt to get it running after purchasing from the original owner. Anyway, I'm going to try to see if I can possibly get the original carb. I did receive an E4ZE carb that I bought off of ebay and I believe that it is correct for the car, so I'll keep that on the shelf for now.
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