How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by David » Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:58 am

cjv-35 wrote:Carter models 567S,572S. Source-TM 9-1826A/TO 19-75CCA-6
Thanks, it seems these are industrial models.


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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by dinof » Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:34 pm

This is great info that should be kept at the top of the posts. Thanks Chuck and hey Ron, get this thread to the top!

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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by parcours » Thu May 07, 2015 3:51 pm

Old thread.... But still great info.

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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Chuck Lutz » Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:20 am

Good reading material and 99% still relevant I think...
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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Chuck Lutz » Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:59 am

Hmmm...I'm looking for a 539S 8-patent bowl and a 539S air horn without the "Circle C".

Anyone have some left-over carb rebuild parts they don't need?
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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Michael O. » Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:06 pm

Tom wrote:
Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:51 am
Hi Derek,

Now for the next twist in this story, I have the rounded type ( seen in your 51 dated sheet ) in Ford packaging with a GPW-9554 part number.
Tom, old post but still relevant. I have both styles of insulators...all NOS in Ford packaging....so it appears the rounded and pointed type were in use around the same time. In fact, the particular envelope of 4 in my photo actually contains 3 of the pointed type and 1 of the rounded type....very interesting. I have another Ford envelope and it has 4 of the pointed type and I have yet another NOS envelope and it contains 4 of the rounded insulators. It would be interesting to learn if there is a changeover date for these.
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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by wo2jeeper » Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:56 am

Chuck Lutz wrote:Hmmm...I'm looking for a 539S 8-patent bowl and a 539S air horn without the "Circle C".

Anyone have some left-over carb rebuild parts they don't need?
Have some.


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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Chuck Lutz » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:20 am

Thanks....but I did some horse trading with Scoutpilot as I had left-over 636S parts and he has sorted me out with the missing 539S parts to finish up the last three Carter 539S carbs I am having him rebuild for me.
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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by A-Bomb Inventor » Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:57 am

can't post a pic but, I will explain what I have. bowl only, PAT W/9 patent numbers- 7th number raised on an oblong circle- 3 patents on the bottom of the bowl, for a total of 12. 0-614 between idle well and bowl (linkage rod passage).nozzle retainer plug has the arrow shape @11 o'clock area. also the bump on the upper back of the bowl. any body seen one like this?

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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Chuck Lutz » Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:19 am

I am of the opinion this is not a 539S, but it may very well be a 596S bowl. The CJ guys looking to build a VEP Carter for a jeep in the early CJ2A production may be interested or at least have done their homework on them enough to confirm this or not....

However...Carter made many carbs for different applications and some features showed up on different carbs/applications that were not necessarily for a vehicle...perhaps a generator or stationary pump engine or other application.

I think it is easier to say what it isn't than what it is....and it isn't a G503 carb part.
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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by A-Bomb Inventor » Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:04 am

CHUCK, with you not being 539S era. if you have time, could you look on ebay. I have 539S listed, item number 142628830855. could you look @ the TB stampings and tell what you think?

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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Chuck Lutz » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:43 pm

That number does not come up...can you provide a link to the ebay ad or just the city mentioned or how it is described so I can find it?
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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by A-Bomb Inventor » Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:23 am

CHUCK, sorry with the mix on number--- EBAY # 142626830655

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Re: How To ID A WWII 539S Carter Carb

Post by Chuck Lutz » Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:24 am

If your question was about the stampings on the flange.....the "B" and the "407" are original 539S markings. The "U" with the "C" in it are probably indicating it has been rebuilt at some point in time....the are not Carter factory markings. No sweat though...many 539S carbs have had at least one overhaul in 75 years!
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