[rocky289]

Hi

Would like to identify the carb on my 65 289 A Code Auto.
It has a 4 barrel with manual choke.
It has Carter AFB Competition Series on a plate on the front.
Stamped on the left front of the base is 9605S 1444.
Searching the net sugests it is actually a Edelbrock/Carter as do the pictures. I can't find a Edelbrock listing for 1444.
The car runs fine with it, just uses heaps of fuel.
Even if I just re-jet it, I will still need to know what it is so I can order the right parts.
Any help would be appreciated.

[Mustang Nazi]

The 4bbl that came on the car was a "Ford" 4bbl not a Carter, so instead of getting parts , just get a different 'New' carberator.
But if you really want to rebuild. then hears a site

Carter 4 AFB Parts Page

[rocky289]

Thanks for your reply.
I was aware the original carb would have been an Autolite 4100 480cfm or variant of.
I would change back to original if I could find a good one at a resonable price. They are not as readily available over here.
That is a excellent site you directed me to, I wish we had something like that here. I have since managed to ID my present carb & have found specs for it. After some calculation I swaped the secondry & main jets. Soldered up the mains & drilled them out to a smaller gauge. Bit lean on the 1st attemp but spot on after the second.
Got a run comming up next week I'll do a fuel check on it then.
If it works out ok I'll just order a new pair of jets, don't know how long solder will last.

[Mustang Nazi]

New Zealand
That’s a bit away. From everything.
I was in Sydney once and got on this hydro foil and headed for NZ. about 1/2 way there the seas got so rough we turned around. We were disappointed , but glade to get back in harbor. There are some big waves around NZ. You may have noticed.
There should be no reason a shipping company couldn't ship anything on that site to you, The world is getting smaller. Does your mustang have left or right hand steering?

[rocky289]

My car is LH steer, it was imported from California in 2004.
Regarding buying parts from US: It's the shiping & handling fees that kill it. For example to buy a pair of carb jets from that site for $9.99 would finish up costing me around $50 NZ to get here.

[Mustang Nazi]

$50? dang. I would move to Texas. OH wait , I already live hear.
How about making friends with a Yank and he could get the part and ship it to ya. But then, maybe it does cost $40. to ship a $10. part to NZ.