Category "Fuel System"

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman All 1955/56/57 Thunderbirds were originally equipped with Holley carburetors. The following pictures show the type and model for each year. For d

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The following information corrects previous available data regarding the carburetor to intake manifold gaskets. Research reveals that the 1955 Th

Does your 1955/56 or E-model 57 idle rough or too fast and appear to have a vacuum leak that you cannot find? The model 4000 carburetor sometimes develops a vacuum leak behind the choke plates were th

Parts that are occasionally neglected are the pieces that make up the coke heater system. The 1956/57 models have a tube inside the cross over exhaust ports of the intake manifold which burns out. In

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Vapor locks are created in fuel systems when excessive heat turns liquid fuel into a non liquid vapor. Vapor locks usually occur in automobile fu

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman As most everyone knows it is extremely difficult to find gasoline that does not contain ethanol in most parts of the country. Only about 4% of al

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The Holley 4000 carburetor, standard equipment on 1955/56 Thunderbirds is a very good carburetor and probably one of the most misunderstood carbu

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman If you own an Early Thunderbird 1955/56/57 sooner or later you will experience oil or Fuel or both leaking from the vent holes in the center body