Guest Shadrach Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I own a 1931 Plymouth PA and I need a carburetor kit for a Carter DRT-08 carburetor .Can anyone give me a source? Regards Shadrach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Did you get my email about Bob Clark? He's the guy on ebay who sells/rebuilds Carter DRT-08 carburetors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Commodore Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The Carburetor Shop sells a kit for a 1931 Plymouth PA with a Carter DRT-08 carburetor.THE CARBURETOR SHOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shadrach Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Keiser31 Thanks for you prompt response. I appreciate it .someone just posted that the kit is available from The Carburetore I'll call tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimstulga Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I have a '30 Chrysler CJ with its original DRT-08 brass bowl carb. Had it rebuilt by Jeff Dreibus The Old Carb Doctor in NC. He did a great job, but in the end, I switched to the BB1 Carter Carb. I believe it came out in '31 for the Plymouth. Car runs MUCH better with the BB1 if you're not to picky about originality. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31plymouth Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 DRT-08 was used on different makes and models. The 31 Plymouth used a DRT-08 207s . The intake was bigger than others and had the short stubby pump on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I have a '30 Chrysler CJ with its original DRT-08 brass bowl carb. Had it rebuilt by Jeff Dreibus The Old Carb Doctor in NC. He did a great job, but in the end, I switched to the BB1 Carter Carb. I believe it came out in '31 for the Plymouth. Car runs MUCH better with the BB1 if you're not to picky about originality. JimI had the opposite happen. I had a BB1 on my '31 Dodge, but I could not get it to not dump fuel everywhere. I switched to an original DRT-08 and it is smooth running and no gas dumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mmikemitchell Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 You can get a new kit here: Mike's Carburetor Parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 DRT-08 was used on different makes and models. The 31 Plymouth used a DRT-08 207s . The intake was bigger than others and had the short stubby pump on the side.Excellent point, and different kits are used on different versions. Prior to ordering a kit, one should positively identify which model of the DRT-08 one has.Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shadrach Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks for all the info on the Carter DRT-08 .I purchased a kit from the Carburetorshop but no float which is my main problem. Was told the only way to get a new float was to buy a rebuilt carburetor at a cost of 1200.00 to 1500.00 I said that I would junk the car before I paid that much. I have a rebuilt Carter BB1 which I may install. Regards Shadrach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks for all the info on the Carter DRT-08 .I purchased a kit from the Carburetorshop but no float which is my main problem. Was told the only way to get a new float was to buy a rebuilt carburetor at a cost of 1200.00 to 1500.00 I said that I would junk the car before I paid that much. I have a rebuilt Carter BB1 which I may install. Regards ShadrachI can send you a float if that is all you need. I believe that they are all the same floats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I can send you a float if that is all you need. I believe that they are all the same floats.Actually, there are about 8 different floats used in the various brass bowl Carter carbs. The areas to inspect closely would be the height of the float pontoon, and the height of the center of the float hanger to the top of the float. I seem to remember one of the floats has a different distance from one side of the hanger support to the other. The most common of the brass bowl floats is the one used on the late 1929~1931 Chevrolet (RJH-08 136s and 150s).Some good pictures and measurement, and hopefully you guys can match one up.Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thanks for the lesson carbking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirby655 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I have a 31 Plymouth PA with a Carter DRT-08. Car ran fine for about 40 miles accumulated in 4 or 5 short trips. It stalled as I was putting it back in the garage.Now it will start and idle but quits immediately if the throttle is pushed. Have removed and cleaned the carburetor. This included removing all jets and blowing out the passage ways with carb cleaner. After reassembly there was no change. Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions, options. We have very little driving time left here in Maine and I would like to get it running again as soon as possible. Thanks. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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