Rod Miles Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I'm looking for a re-build/gasket kit for a Marvel cast carb that is on my 1928 Buick standard six. Bob's Automobilia no longer carries them. Any help in where to go is appreciated. Thanks, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michealbernal Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 You might try Carbking at 573 392 7378. He was able to help me on my 28 standard Marvel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 https://bobsautomobilia.com/carburetor-items/marvel-carb.gasket-set-standardser.1926-28-gs-268/ says it's instock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Miles Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Thank you. I have spoken to them and they say they are out of stock and do not plan to re-stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Try Olsen's Gaskets... The may not show it online, so call them. Engine Gaskets for the Antique Market - Olson's Gaskets Edited April 21, 2021 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave39MD Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 The Carbking takes calls Monday and Tuesday, have your carb number ready. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Rod - I think we make kits for every Marvel from 1914 to the bitter end of Marvel in 1938. With VERY few exceptions, NOTHING is interchangeable from one Marvel model to another, other than some of the body screws, and an occasional fiber washer. For this reason, kits are made to order in our shop. Economically foolish to stock these on the shelf. Since they are custom-made, the time to ship depends on how many orders are in front of your order. Just for grins, I just checked; we offer 102 different rebuilding kits for Marvel carbs. Few fit more than one year, one make, one model. Typically, we will sell approximately 25 kits for Marvel annually. If you do the math, that means we average selling a single Marvel kit every 4 years! Jon. Edited April 21, 2021 by carbking (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 If anyone is interested, the frequency of kits sold by manufacturer in order of sales: Hudson family (Hudson, Essex) Buick Indian Pontiac/Oakland Nash Graham Everything else For Buick, the kits for standard outsell those for master about 10 to 1; kits for updraft outsell those for the later downdraft about 50 to 1 (for which I am thankful, those accelerator pumps are a real bear to make!). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Miles Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thanks, Jon. I'll grab my Marvel number then give you guys a call for the kit. Also, do you sell fuel lines and end-of-line fittings? Thanks, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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