1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville, 1958 Cadillac Repair Tip, Carburetor, Tri-Carb, Rochester, Rebuild, Part Number, Fuel Pump, Troubleshooting, Repair, Parts, Gasket, Shop manual, Winter

Geralds 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville, 1967 Cadillac Deville,1967 Cadillac Eldorado, 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III and 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.

1958 ELDORADO CARB REBUILD

05 | 05 | 26 | 11:02 | Filed in: 1958 Cadillac | Restoration

A Troubled Season for the ‘58 Eldorado

I planned to drive my ‘58 Eldorado much more this season. Instead, it left me stranded three times, and every breakdown sent me down a new rabbit hole: a clogged carburetor, a bent linkage rod and a tiny missing prong on the hot idle valve. Luckily, I always had my tools with me.
Here is how it all went down.

Carburetor rebuild!