Hi

anyone having a glass bowl unit, the one that is mounted between fuel line and carburetor?

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Mats

What year?

It´s a -48 Roadmaster with 320 engine. But aren´t the bowls so similar so they are interchangeable between any series on late 40´s cars and at least into the mid 50´s, or is it a smaller bowl for the 248-263 engines?

I have 2 or 3 different bowls. Give me the size, outside diameter of the bowl, if its a screw-mount or not. Maybe even post a photo and I will look and see what I have. Steve

The thing is that it seems so difficult in adding photos to the forum so I have not succeded yet. But I ahve today seen three types of bowls, two that are non painted, just plain metal with a fairly high glass bowl and one that is painted red with a lower glass bowl. All three are just screwed on to the carb inlet.

Thanks for your help.

Mats

There are at least 5 different Carter bowls; plus at least 4 more Delco (Moraine) bowls. This does not count all of the ones for A/M units such as Tillotson, etc.; and the various bowls used on fuel pumps.

Most are just close enough that they look like they will interchange, and crack when tightened. Which is exactly why we sell only complete assemblies.

Jon.

The thread size into the carb is a standard pipe thread 1/8" with an outside diameter of 0,405" and 27 threads/inch. If any of your bowls has this thread I am interested. I also think that one can use a crosspipe going from one size to another to get a bowl not having this thread to fit in the carb.

Mats

I guess I didn't ask the question correctly to elicit the answer I was wanting. The question about the size was for the bowls only, not the pipe thread. I have five glass fuel filter bowls only, not the housings they fit onto. The outside diameter of the bowls follows: 2 1/16th (three of these all the same), another that's 2 1/16th but has little ridges and valleys made into the sealing edge (this one came off my '49 Buick Super and has a small chip), fifth bowl is new in the box Buick part, 2 inch outside diameter at the open part of the bowl with threads so it would screw into the metal housing. Hope this helps.

Heres one on eBay