Fuel System, Gil's Garage
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 detailed information see the CTCI Restoration Manual for part...
Fuel System, Gil's Garage
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 Thunderbirds had a stack of five thick gaskets stapled together....
Fuel System, Gil's Garage
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 the throttle body meets the main body. When this leak occurs the...
Fuel System, Gil's Garage
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 some cases, the owner is unaware of a problem until the choke is...
Fuel System, Gil's Garage
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 fuel systems between the tank and carburetor. Most fuel we...
Fuel System, Gil's Garage
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 all gas stations in the U.S. have gasoline without ethanol....
