jw1955buick Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 '55 WCFB most of the old fillister top screws are buggered and a few are cross threaded, where can I buy new? I've seen chevy stuff on the bay like Eckler's but not sure what I need as far as thread pitch and all that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Buick Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Go to RestorationSepcialties.com, their catalogue is on line. Page 199 for what you need, though in stainless... For the right size and pitch, take one to an industrial hardware store. They can measure, and/or sell you the simple tools to measure. It is worth having your own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 They come in the upper level carburetor rebuilding kits. Jon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1955buick Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) I'll check there Fr. Buick carbking, I bought the kit from CARs, looked at Bob's too and didn't see one with screws or I would've bought it, do you have a source for future information? Also since you're here, what exactly holds the choke butterfly closed? the spring inside the climate control housing or some other?, looking at photos, my carb and the visible linkage looks like every other but I thought when properly set, the natural position for the choke was closed until heat opened it up, mine is open and snaps open when not closed by hand, maybe my climate spring wasn't ever engaged? or? Edited December 7, 2019 by jw1955buick (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 The choke spring closes the choke butterfly. Heat, with vacuum, opens the choke butterfly. Automatic chokes Rebuilding kits with screws are available from that grumpy old hillbilly in Missouri. Jon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1955buick Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 That's what I thought, my climate spring wasn't engaged, thanks for the info! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) Screws on Rochesters and Carters are typically 10-32 for top covers and some 8-32 inside. So, buy several nuts at the local hardware store to keep as try nuts to determine thread size and pitch. 6-32, 8-32, 10-32, 10-24, etc. Keep them in marked bags or some other way to know what they are. Now you can try screws in these nuts and see what size they are. Nut and bolt sizers are also available for sale, like the ones hanging at Lowes. Now you can go to an industrial supply store, or since most local ones have closed, an online store like McMaster Carr, and get Fillister head or cheese head screws the right diameter, length and pitch for the job. I like stainless steel for this application also. https://www.mcmaster.com/fillister-head-machine-screws Edited December 8, 2019 by Frank DuVal (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, carbking said: The choke spring closes the choke butterfly. Heat, with vacuum, opens the choke butterfly. Automatic chokes Rebuilding kits with screws are available from that grumpy old hillbilly in Missouri. Jon. Jon, You shouldn't be so hard on that "grumpy old hillbilly in Missouri. Isn't he the guy on this forum whose handle whose handle is Carbking? It shouldn't take too long for everyone here to learn that his kits are the best - nothing universal, every kit designed for a particular carb. Ed Edited December 8, 2019 by RivNut (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Or, one can go to Blacksmith Bolt Supply out in Washington state and get the good stuff. They have Black Oxide finish fasteners and Nickel Plated Screws. You need to be warned about these folks - they DO NOT have Hex bolts or those hated phillips headed screws. My personal opinion about phillips headed screws is that the guy who came up with them should be taken down to the river and have his you-know-what's chopped off!! McMaster-Carr is a very good source for the scarce and unusual types of fasteners. I needed some 'cheese-head' screws once for a project and McMaster-Carr had them. Merry Christmas Ed from all of us down Doo Dah Way! Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Probably headed out to East Doo-Dah-Way (Buhler/Moundridge) after the first of the year. Gotta spend some time on the farm and get this urban blight out of my system. Can't remember the last time I saw the stars; no dark skies up here. Edited December 10, 2019 by RivNut (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 16 hours ago, Terry Wiegand said: Or, one can go to Blacksmith Bolt Supply out in Washington state and get the good stuff. They have Black Oxide finish fasteners and Nickel Plated Screws. You need to be warned about these folks - they DO NOT have Hex bolts or those hated phillips headed screws. My personal opinion about phillips headed screws is that the guy who came up with them should be taken down to the river and have his you-know-what's chopped off!! McMaster-Carr is a very good source for the scarce and unusual types of fasteners. I needed some 'cheese-head' screws once for a project and McMaster-Carr had them. Merry Christmas Ed from all of us down Doo Dah Way! Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas Terry, Don't be too hard on the guy that invented the Phillips Head screws. They have a very specific job in the auto industry & other industries also. They are designed to have the screw driver/ tool "cam out" during assembly operations so when they get tight attaching items to sheet metal or plastic the tool comes out of the screw head. . This is meant to make sure that the screw is not over torqued and strips out the hole. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1955buick Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Ordered them from McMaster but they didn’t have the washers, for some reason I thought this would be much easier with the millions of carbs out there, oh well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Glenn @ Mr. G's Enterprises has a whole page in his catalog dedicated to fillister head screws. I'm sure that he has a page full of washers as well. Check out his website.Just Google the company name. Lots of other goodies as well. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Buick Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 That site is awesome!! Thanks, Ed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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