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The Carter Carburetor Company was an American manufacturer of carburetors, primarily for the automobile industry. It was established in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1909 and ceased operation in 1985. Founder William Carter started experimenting with automotive carburetors while running a successful bicycle shop.
Carter produced 4 different styles of four-barrel carburetor. These are, in chronological order of introduction: (A) WCFB, (B) AFB, (C) AVS, and (D) thermoquad. Each will be covered in some detail.
Carter started in 1909 as the Carter Carburetor Co., and we're still going strong and manufacturing quality fuel systems and water pumps in the USA more than 110 years later.
Carburetors are responsible for mixing air and fuel in the proper ratio for internal combustion engines. They function by using a venturi (a narrow section in the air passage) to create a low-pressure area that draws fuel from the float chamber.
The resources below should help you identify your carburetor model and locate the number ABD: Identifiable by comparing the needle and seat in your carburetor, image at the top of the kit page explains the difference.
At Mike's Carburetor Parts we offer you a full line of US-made 1, 2 & 4 barrel Carter carburetor parts including top-quality carburetor rebuild kits, choke thermostats, accelerator pumps, jets, metering rods, floats, gaskets, needles & seats, as well as other Carter-related parts.
The Carburetor Doctor has a full line of Carter carburetor rebuild kits, floats, choke thermostats, parts and service manuals for 1, 2 and 4 barrels from 1927 to today. We have carburetor parts for Carter automotive, marine, industrial and agricultural applications.
When Carter began producing its BB-1 carburetor for use in 1932 Chrysler products, it didn’t take technicians of the Thirties long to realize how much more advanced it was than any offerings from Zenith, Stromberg and other updraft carburetors of the same era.
Carter Y-Series. The Carter Y series carburetors were 1-barrel downdraft (YF, YFA, YS) or sidedraft (YH) carburetors used at various times on most makes of American cars and trucks, usually on 4 or 6 cylinder applications.
In 1957, Carter started marketing the AFB series carburetor, and it quickly became a widely accepted standard for the automotive industry from the late Fifties into the late Sixties. AFB stands for “aluminum four barrel” and this carburetor was used as original equipment on many OE performance engine options. In most cases, all of the dual ...