Re: Glessie's carburettor

[J Grammer <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 17:07:54 -0700
> From: "Bill Fowler" <bill_fowler@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: Thought on Holley 2300
>
> Hi Guys!
>
> Being the proud owner of a 69' Travelall with a 304 this ebay item caught my
> eye.  I know I have a Holley carb, but not sure of the model #.  The ebay
> carb looks slightly different? Jim? Should I be thinking about bidding on
> this item to have for future replacement???  Or should I just plan on
> rebuilding the one i've got when and if the time comes?
>
> Bill Fowler
> 69' 1100 4x4 Travelall "Glessie"
Bill, your carb is, in fact, a Holley 2300. I think it's got *tons* of like 
in it yet, and when the time comes a Holley(insist on the best) Re-New kit 
should do you just fine. In the unlikely event that the throttle shaft ever 
gets really sloppy in the base plate, we can steal a whole baseplate off 
one of the dozen or so spares I have here.

Then again, as one who has bought parts I didn't need(sometimes for trucks 
I didn't have), who am I to talk?

Here's a recent example. There was a lot of NOS IH suspension parts listed 
on ebay. No part #'s on any of the stuff. A couple of the tie rod ends 
looked like IFS inners, so I was the only bidder for something like $20. I 
was right on the inner TRE's, which are obsolete, and also got a few 
outers(which are not obsolete, but *are* about $25 apiece). The balance of 
the lot was a complete Scout 80 tie rod, end to end, NOS. Ever priced one? 
Thing is, I didn't *have* a Scout 80....until last Thursday ;) Guess what? 
It needs a tie rod!

Jim