Ted is absolutly correct in his suggestions regarding through inspection of the discharge/venturi area.

Pay especially close attention to the brass venturi reduction rings pressed onto the nozzles.I have seen them melted from backfires.They can be machined as I have done so on a few carbs that needed it.

Course you could just send me the whole setup and forget about that silly dual quad thang 

Oldmics

Take a good look at them and insure that the primary side fuel discharge nozzles on both carbs are intact and not melted.  If they are in good shape, then you have the ideal Teapot carbs for a dual quad setup.  These carbs do have weaker springs in the secondaries by design so be sure to keep those in place.  If the color is still on the springs, they should be yellow.  These carbs essentially rebuild like other Teapots which means attention to detail in the cleaning of them and the reassembly of the various components.  Be sure to test the secondary diaphragms assemblies before putting them back on the carb body itself.  And be cognizant that the gasket that goes between the secondary diaphragm housing assembly and the carb body only seals one way but can be installed in a variety of positions.  On this particular pair of carburetors, if one secondary diaphragm is not working due to a vacuum leak within the assembly, the assembly on the other carb will also fail to open.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Hutz – You’ll do better posting your rods in the classifieds.  Be sure to include the length, what rod journal they fit, pin size and any other information you have for them.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I happen to have a brand new set of h-beam rods.  I had a rod bolt on one of my rods come loose.  (most likely because it did not get tightened).  They are scat h-beam and bad ass.  They would not break up a kit to give me one.  They said it could be a few weeks until they produce more and I needed one right away so I bought a set of 8.  They are all balanced and all you would have to do is order one more if you have a little time.  Will give you smoken deal if you are interested.  I have a picture off them on my post.  Hutz 292 under F100 makeover.  There are more pics there to.  Let me know if you are interested in those rods.  I have no use for these seven and would love to see someone else use them.

Well must have the 57' duals as they are stamped ECJ-9510-AB, good, bad, indifferent?  Still unsure about running them, like I said I have no experience in rebuilding a carb set like this.  Any advice.

Thanks John, I'll get to checking those out.  I'd kinda like to run them but have no experience rebuilding car carbs.  So I'll see how confident I feel when the time comes.  Right now I'm doing a little work on my chassis.  I'm looking to fit it into my 49' Ford and not sure what to do about motor mounts, I wanna cheat and see if someone has a kit but no luck so far.  I'm ordering my trans adapter from Mummert hopefully Monday so I can get the drive train in.  Any words of wisdom there will help.  I was planning on using the side mounts, not the truck front mount.  Thanks all you guys for your help and input, I hope to have something to show you for progress soon.

'56 dual teapots have EDB-9510-C stamped in the mounting flange under the fuel inlet.  '57 duals had ECJ-9510-AA or ECJ-9510-AB.  All other stamped numbers are from '56 single carb applications.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

So I didnt bail, just got stuck having to put money elsewhere for a few.  Should I rebuild my teapots on the dual four manifold?  Or just look into something else.  How do I know if that setup is an original, or something just put together.  Any input on carbs?  Thanks.

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John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

So I need to get moving on this project and have a quick question.  How much can I expect to spend on machine work on my block?  I know it'll vary, but I'm looking ballpark.  Cleaning, magnaflux, sonic tested, surfaced, line honed, boring.  Anything I forgot?