Carburetor Value

[Pearson]

I have a Marvel Schebler MA3A carburetor. I don't need it, so I thought I would put it on Barnstormers. But I have no idea of what it is worth. It is all there, but hasn't been on an airplane in at least ten years. Has anyone on here bought a carburetor lately.

[martymayes]

Put it on ebay and you'll see exactly what someone is willing to pay for it.

[Pearson]

I don't believe Ebay is the best solution for determining what something is worth. The problem I see with Ebay is that your ad is only exposed to the few people who have time to peruse their website. What you are able to sell an item for is reserved for the select few who have time to scan the millions of listings during the short time your item is listed. I myself am far too busy to take time for such shopping. I will find some other method, but thanks for the suggestion. I was hoping someone on here might have some experience with purchasing this specific carburetor. It seems to be somewhat rare compared to the more common MA3SPA. But I don't know if that increases or decreases the price, or affects it at all. I may just keep the danged thing. It is good to have a spare on hand if you need it.

[Joe LaMantia]

You might want to check with the "Univar" people they may have a price list or even one in stock.

Joe
:cool:

[Tom Downey]

Aircraft spruce and specialty find the core charge for the carb.

That's about what they are selling for.

[prasmussen]

Marvel-Schebler folks still answer the phone 855-672-2272. Imagine you're Lt Columbo........ Nice people.

[perldrivr]

FYI - for those of us who don't have the time to spend hours perusing Ebay, two words - saved searches. These allow you to keep track of new listings using keyword searches of items you are interested in and have the results sent to your email inbox on a daily basis. I get 12 to 15 emails daily showing new listings of items I am interested in without having to search Ebay's site personally. I think the limit is 100 different saved searches.

There is also a similar function for Craig's List, although in my experience it isn't as precise in its searches (I use the delete key a lot more). It is run from a website, CL Genie - http://www.clgenie.com/

Paul

[Janet Davidson]

Wow - and there's me thinking that us women were the shopaholics ;)

[iterk]

Greetings. Please identify the carb by 10-xxxx number from the data plate. This will allow you or me to look in the eligibility list and tell you what exact engine it is approved for. If it's a common carb the core is typically $150-200. If it's something more rare (like the original C85 MS carb) and it has a relatively clean and uncorroded interior it is worth about twice that. I would not advertise it as an airworthy carb. Instead, unless it has the current upgrades to include one of the very new floats and certainly a one piece venturi (except some rare carbs that reverted to the 2 pc venturi when the one piece units ran poorly)..consider it a core.

[Tom Downey]

Greetings. Please identify the carb by 10-xxxx number from the data plate. This will allow you or me to look in the eligibility list and tell you what exact engine it is approved for. If it's a common carb the core is typically $150-200. If it's something more rare (like the original C85 MS carb) and it has a relatively clean and uncorroded interior it is worth about twice that. I would not advertise it as an airworthy carb. Instead, unless it has the current upgrades to include one of the very new floats and certainly a one piece venturi (except some rare carbs that reverted to the 2 pc venturi when the one piece units ran poorly)..consider it a core.

Never replace a metal float with a plastic one, or replace a 2 piece venturi with a 1 piece if you ever want the carb to run right again.

[Pearson]

The carb is a 10-2983. I have been told it fits a Lycoming O235, but not sure what models.

[iterk]

The carb is a 10-2983. I have been told it fits O 235 models.
I haven't forgotten you. I'm having trouble with that 'older' 10- number. Even my older MS manuals don't go back far enough to identify your 10-2983. With that in mind and going back to your original question about value I think I'd consider $150 as a core a fair price and go from there. I do believe that this carb could be from an older O 235 but it falls of my charts. I strongly suggest that you check in with the current Marvel Schebler folks and let them tell you what the carb is. At it's current ummmm "vintage " it can typically be used as a core for almost any MA 3 since it will most likely take a complete overhaul to make it serviceable for a certified engine and a better gamble for a homebuilder. Best of luck feel free to touch base directly with me at <iterk@aol.com> if I can be of more help.