Carburetion & induction

Carburetion and induction

Fuel delivery: carburetors and fuel injection, electronic carburetors, intakes and plenums. All of these are specifically for the Rambler 195.6 OHV engine but all of the ideas and principles apply to all old engines of moderate to low power ("stock"). The old Rambler Six is not popular -- everything I did had to be from first principles, and I've ended up sourcing ideas and components from old european sports cars, the old air-cooled beetle engine, Corvairs, ... all folk who themselves had to work from first principles, and not just go to Summit and checkbox Famous Brand.

Detailed looks at and installation and tuning of various carburetors
A run-through of the many fuel-delivery systems I've used on the Rambler Six engine, both sensible and foolish, including the Holley Sniper Autolite 1100.

Detailed looks at and installation and tuning of various carburetors
I repurposed a 1980's Carter YFA "feedback carburetor" into an idealized self-adjusting carburetor.

Pretty much every modern Weber carb you might fit to the Rambler Six
Includes plenum fabrication details for the exotic ones. This is a sub-page of the Induction page.

Automotive LPG Fuel
In the late 1980's I converted my 1963 Rambler Classic Cross Country wagon to LPG as a motor fuel, and drove it for 20 years without gasoline. It was great, except for when it was a huge PITA. Here's an electronic copy of the how-to booklet I sold 1200 copies of through the Real Goods Trading Company back then.

Fitting a Howell TBI kit into a 1963 Rambler Classic
My experience and notes on installing a Howell throttle body injection (TBI) system, intended for Jeeps, on the 232ci in my 1963 Classic.

Tuning the GM 1227747 ECM
Some notes on my experience tuning the Howell TBI kit (GM 1227747).