318 LA engine carb?

On my engine does it matter what carb I stick on it?
I mean
I can put any carb that is compatible in a 30 plus year spread can't I?
I keep looking at holly for instance
Or do I need to scrape paint and pinpoint the year and make of the car the engine came out of?

You should be able to use any carb as long as the base bolt pattern is the same and linkage works.

This adapter my work
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Universal-2-Barrel-Carburetor-Adapter,67.html

2 bbl or 4 bbl? Can use an adapter like Old Iron posted to change 2 bbl to a 4 bbl. Stock was probably a Carter. Holley will work, as well as Edelbrock as long as the base flange is the same or you use a adapter to fit both.

Bamamav said:

2 bbl or 4 bbl? Can use an adapter like Old Iron posted to change 2 bbl to a 4 bbl. Stock was probably a Carter. Holley will work, as well as Edelbrock as long as the base flange is the same or you use a adapter to fit both.

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Carter is what is on it now
But the aluminum tag is missing so it is impossible to find out what specific carb it is
So that I don't know what rebuild kit to buy.

That should be a relatively simple carb to replace. They span a lot of years.
That pic of yours looks like a low top Carter, same as the pic here.
Instead of buying a rebuild kit check this one out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161-NEW-CAR...SLER-DODGE-318-2-BARREL-V8-5-2L-/140882443753

i bought a new chinese carb
no instructions of course
and i dont know jack dookie about carbs.
plus i have no idea which ones i have out of the seemingly thousands of slight variations
so even though i cant afford it.
i am hiring a carb shop to fix my problem
i am going to hand them both carbs and say make one of em work
and in an absolute worst case scenario
i will once again rent a trailer and haul this 7200 pound behemoth to the carb place
but getting it on and off a trailer
by myself
with only a come-along is an all day sucker
if i ever get this truck running
THEN i will clean out the gastank

my spinal arthritis makes this kind of stuff extremely painful.
i can bend over something for an hour or two
but later i can barely move

I commend you for knowing your limitations and acting accordingly [cl [cl [cl
Most would start on the repair only to find what you knew but, mess with it anyway and end up spending more to get it straightened out
I wouldn't hook the fuel line up without blowing compressed air through it to remove the rust and scale inside the tubing.

I went with a friend to look at a piece of property and next door behind an old building was a military ambulance that looked like the one you bought, just not in as good of shape

billy said:

i can bend over something for an hour or two
but later i can barely move

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Know the feeling! Used to work under the hood all day & into the night! Now after about an hour or so of that... the ol Tripper has to take a break!

BoB

Old Iron said:

I commend you for knowing your limitations and acting accordingly [cl [cl [cl
Most would start on the repair only to find what you knew but, mess with it anyway and end up spending more to get it straightened out
I wouldn't hook the fuel line up without blowing compressed air through it to remove the rust and scale inside the tubing.

I went with a friend to look at a piece of property and next door behind an old building was a military ambulance that looked like the one you bought, just not in as good of shape

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thanks daddio
i just had a brainstorm
i have AAA premier and get free towing
i am gonna try to get THEM to haul this monster to the shop!
let somebody else bust their ass
i already did

billy said:

thanks daddio
i just had a brainstorm
i have AAA premier and get free towing
i am gonna try to get THEM to haul this monster to the shop!
let somebody else bust their ass
i already did

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Now your thinking with your dipstick Jimmy (billy)

Old Iron said:

Now your thinking with your dipstick Jimmy (billy)

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tow guy showed up 10 minutes after i called
free ride to the shop!

Woo Hoo [cl

I would clean the tank before I tried to run gas through it. That is probably what is wrong with your carb now, it's full of rust. I would get it running on a 5 gallon jug first, then tackle the lines and tank.

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Bamamav said:

I would clean the tank before I tried to run gas through it. That is probably what is wrong with your carb now, it's full of rust. I would get it running on a 5 gallon jug first, then tackle the lines and tank.

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i think im gonna go get the tank tomorrow .
take it home and clean it
hot soapy water
alcohol
acid
HOT water water water
heat
alcohol
diesel