Carb Identification help, please

[FortyNiner]

In a stash of late vintage flathead engine parts was this carb. Can anyone identify what it was used on?

Thanks!

[ford38v8]

Just a wild guess, is that a teapot?

[Lawson Cox]

With the way that mounts, based on my very limited knowledge, is that for a 4 cyl?

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by FortyNiner

In a stash of late vintage flathead engine parts was this carb. Can anyone identify what it was used on?

Thanks!

[tubman]

That's a '49-'53 Mercury carb . He is holding it wrong. The air cleaner mounts to the back of the carb, with the base down. I'm sure some of the Mercury experts on here will have some more specific information.

[FortyNiner]

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So in the correct orientation of the carb is turned 90 degrees from the typical Ford of the same vintage?

[tubman]

Originally Posted by FortyNiner

So in the correct orientation of the carb is turned 90 degrees from the typical Ford of the same vintage?

The airhorn, yes (so it points straight back). This will move the base to the bottom. The Mercury manifold is almost identical to a Ford, except for having larger throttle bores and 4 mounting bolts instead of three.

[FortyNiner]

Excellent info. Thanks to all for the inputs!

[JayChicago]

Is that an automatic choke housing I see? Mercury got an automatic choke in 1949?

[Alaska Jim]

AS Tubman said it is a Holley 885 2 BBl carb. , used on '49-'53 Mercury, and some Lincoln cars. there are 2 different variations. one has the automatic choke thermostat mounted on the carb. the other has the thermostat mounted remotely on the intake manifold. I have never seen a manual choke model.

[JayChicago]

Thanks. I didn't know automatic chokes were available that early.

[tubman]

"Alaska Jim" has it exactly right. I have both "Regular" and "Divorced" choke Mercury manifolds. Lucky for me, Rochester made "2G" carburetors in both versions as well. You just hafta "Mix and Match"; everything falls into place in both models if you mount the carb backwards.

I have never seen a manual choke model either. Perhaps on a large Ford truck of the era?

[scicala]

Actually the 885F Holley was used from '49 to '51 on Mercury and Lincoln flathead V8's.
'52 and '53 Merc used the 1901 Holley teapot two barrel. It was used on the '52 Lincoln 317 also.
Hard to tell if the one pictured is for a Merc. or Lincoln, but my guess is '49 Lincoln based on the throttle lever.
I believe in '49 the choke was mounted on the carb like this one. In '50 and '51 it was mounted on the intake manifold.

Sal

[Merc Cruzer]

52'-53' Merc Teapot

[Alaska Jim]

Sal, My early mostly unmolested 51 Merc has the integral choke on the carb. I thought that the divorced choke came on the '52-53 cars. My car also has the early trans. that has the half round bell housing on the trans, and requires a factory adapter ring.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Merc Cruzer

52'-53' Merc Teapot

[scicala]

Originally Posted by Alaska Jim

Sal, My early mostly unmolested 51 Merc has the integral choke on the carb. I thought that the divorced choke came on the '52-53 cars. My car also has the early trans. that has the half round bell housing on the trans, and requires a factory adapter ring.

Jim, that's a little confusing to me. I just double checked my old Holley manual with part numbers and exploded views of the carbs. It shows both Mercury and Lincoln with carb mounted chokes in '49. and shows '50 and '51 with manifold mounted chokes.
They do show a Mercury service carb for '49 thru '51 that has the choke mounted onthe carb.
I've seen and rebuit many of these and have seen carbs with and without choke assemblies, so they were built both ways. Confusing.

Sal

[Merc Cruzer]

Choke on the 52'- 53' teapot:

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Merc Cruzer

Choke on the 52'- 53' teapot:

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by Merc Cruzer

Choke on the 52'- 53' teapot:

Just curious what is that wire coming to the front of the choke housing? My 52 was converted to manual choke many years ago so if it ever had that wire it does not anymore.