Carb Swaps for a 40hp 1963

[igot_it]

Hey i started this in another thread but I thought it might be better answered in a new one. Does anyone know if the carbs from the early 1960's will interchange with the later models. I know they went from a heated water style choke to an electric one in '64 I think. Most people I talked to say they don't have much luck getting the headed water models to work. I'd like to go to a later model carb in the same hp to get that new style choke. What would be involved?

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: Carb Swaps for a 40hp 1963

They went to a heated air auto-choke. That didn't work either. You can put on a later one with an electric solenoid on it and ignore all of the auto-choke stuff.
Mine has a heated air system (blocked off) with a electric solenoid, but I still normally manually choke it for about 10 seconds when first starting it and don't have to choke it again for the rest of the day.

 

[igot_it]

Re: Carb Swaps for a 40hp 1963

Ok so the solenoid models were in the '70s right? Will the carbs mate up with the intake manifold as a drop in? Im guessing I'll probably have to sync it as well....

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: Carb Swaps for a 40hp 1963

Mine has a solenoid and it's a '69. I believe they have choke solenoids on the 1964 and later electric shift motors.

 

[freddyray21]

Re: Carb Swaps for a 40hp 1963

they had electric choke solenoids back to the 50's. I've got a spare hanging around now.