Prompt

Well, I decided to let you know how this came out. Took a Weber conversion carb up to the Comanche, bolted it in (it took more time to get the old carb off than the new carb on), put a gas filter on the fuel line, traded out the battery - and the truck started right up. I drove it around, and although I will have to get the vacuum hoses plugged and sorted out, it is now movable. For those of you who thought that I should have gotten the old carb working, you have no idea how out of the way this property is, on the side of a mountain in a very unpopulated county. So now my utility truck is working, and I am content.

I thought I posted this already, but: Carburetion.com #k490

I guess what I read when I registered for this board doesn't really apply, namely that we should feel free to post our questions. I had already decided that trying to rebuild/reattach a carburetor that requires multiple adjustments in its two-stage bolt-on process was what I was trying to avoid. I have looked at an online carb dealer since my last post and found a carb that will probably work.

Oh, please! If I were into something shady, it would not be a '86 Comanche! I own an out of the way piece of property only accessible at some times of the year. Otherwise it is a hike. I took the Comanche up there and it started malfunctioning. Turned out there was stuff in the gas tank. I changed the filter. I also noted that it was obviously not reaching full power. I diagnosed carb trouble, started dismantling the carbureator for a rebuild, ran into bad weather, and finally said the hell with it: I want something quick and easy to make this work. Now, aren't you ashamed of yourself?

I have a 2.8L 1986 Comanche which is sitting outside on some difficult to access property (I don't want to go into the reasons right now). Anyway, the carb is currently dismantled and I hate the thought of trying to adjust it in the two stage installation process that the OE carb mandates. Is it possible to get a different carb, adjust it in my basement and take it up and bolt it on. The questions come down to what carb and how? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks--