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Old December 15th, 2020, 09:27 PM
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I am asking if some one can read this carb number. It looks to be over stamped with the part number. This came off of a 1967 351E so its a Stromberg WWC.

It was free and I was going to rebuild it.

Let's see what you can see...and thanks for your input.


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Best guess 23-197a VERIFIED ON "THE CARBURETOR SHOP"'S WEBSITE.
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Thanks Lewis!

I’ll look them up
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What is the jagged blackout at the right side? If there is an "A" after the far right "7", they are the same number. Otherwise they are the same number and one has an "A" and the other does not. Carb Shop shows 1967 351 for 23-197. Do not see an "A". But there was an "A" revision carb.

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Thank you AZKen, it was hard to read and again I though it was a GMC Part number.

Appreciate all the input and reference to the Carb Shop too.
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23-197 is a Bendix-Stromberg number. The GM part number for that carburetor is 8867232, and it's WWC for a 351E without an AIR pump. When you rebuild it, pay particular attention to the air horn (top cover) and make sure that the bottom is perfectly flat. Common problem with the WWC was over-tightening the air cleaner wing nut would pull up and distort the air horn, and cause an internal vacuum leak. Other than that, the WWC was a good carburetor

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23-197 is a Bendix-Stromberg number. The GM part number for that carburetor is 8867232, and it's WWC for a 351E without an AIR pump. When you rebuild it, pay particular attention to the air horn (top cover) and make sure that the bottom is perfectly flat. Common problem with the WWC was over-tightening the air cleaner wing nut would pull up and distort the air horn, and cause an internal vacuum leak. Other than that, the WWC was a good carburetor
Funky this topic is one of the reasons I love this place. Where else can you say "I found an old carb in an old wooden chest buried in an oil pit in the scrap yard that burned down in 1971. Here's a garbled number off the side. What can I do to rebuild it?".

Then get the part number, links to a rebuild kit, common problems to look for, the history of the carb, and it's parent's DNA sample mailed to the front door. Try doing that with most places and all you get is blank stares or some 15 year old kid telling you you're retarded for not buying some cheap chinese junk for 15.00 on bingbong.china.com
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Thanks for the tip BobBray.
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