Carter YS Carbureter No. 950S


CARBURETER SPECIFICATIONS

For Willys 4 Cylinder Engine: 3 1/8 Inch Bore, 4 3/8 Inch Stroke

Dimensions: Flange size, 1 1/4 inch S. A. E.
    Primary venturi, 11/32 inch I. D.
    Secondary venturi, 19/32 inch I. D.
    Main venturi, 1 1/4 inch I. D.

Float Setting: Distance from seam of float to float chamber
    cover, with weight of float on needle and spring: 9/64 inch.

Vents: Balanced thru air horn to air cleaner via tubing external
    to carbureter.
    Vent: Bowl chamber to carbureter bore, size No. 68 (.031
    inch) drill.

Gasoline Intake: Square vertical (spring loaded) needle No.
    53 (.0595 inch) drill size in needle seat. Bleeder tube, as-
    sembled over idle tube, with 2 side holes--No. 65 (.035 inch)
    drill.

Low Speed Jet Tube: Jet size, No. 70 (.028 inch) drill (in end
    of tube). Auxiliary jet (on side of tube) size: No. 75 (.021
    inch) drill. By-pass (in air horn) size: No. 52 (.0635 inch)
    drill. Economizer (in body) size: No. 54 (.055 inch) drill.

Idle Port: Upper port: slot type, length, .165 inch. Width,
    .030 inch.

Idle Port Opening: Top of port--.125 to .129 inch above top
    edge of valve with valve tightly closed.

Lower Port (For Idle Adjustment Screw): Size, .053 to .057
    inch diameter.

Set Idle Adjustment Screw: 1/2 to 1 1/2 turns open. For richer
    mixture, turn screw out. Idle engine at 700 R.P.M. with deep
    fording vents open.

Main Nozzle: In primary venturi, angle 20°. Discharge jet size,
    .0935 inch inside diameter. Main nozzle bleed (tube in air
    horn) Size: No. 70 drill.

Metering Rod (Diaphragm operated): Economy step, .070 inch.
    Power Step .054 inch diameter.
    Vacuum passage restriction, size: No. 50 (.070 inch) drill
    Vacuum passage bleed to bore, size: No. 65 (.035 inch) drill.

Metering Rod Jet: Size: .096 inch diameter.

Accelerating Pump: Diaphragm type, vacuum operated. Dis-
    charge jet size, No. 72 drill. Intake ball check size: No. 40
    drill. Discharge ball check under needle, size No. 50 drill.
    Vacuum passage restriction, in flange size: No. 52 (.0635 inch)
    drill. Vacuum passage air bleed to bore, size: No. 62 (.038
    inch) drill.

Pump Stroke: No adjustment.

Choke: Manual--Offset, butterfly type with poppet valve.

Vacuum Spark Port: None.


Specifications come from a one page bulletin from Carter Carburetor Form 4960B released March 1953, revised March 1956. I have tried to keep the layout of the form. However, it should be in two columns.

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Sean MacLennan
Last modified: Thu Apr 17 20:19:34 EDT 2003