66 carb question

[armypilot_uh60]

I bought this carburetor off of Amazon, knowing that it is made in China and realizing that I would have to take it apart and check everything to make sure it is set up correctly. However, on first glance, I noticed the linkage is backwards from what the original carburetor had. Now, when I got this Bronco the carb was not on the vehicle, iIt was in the back in a box. I'm assuming this is the one that came on it but I really don't know. I cleaned it, but then I realized I should probably just get a new one instead of trying to rebuild it. The problem is the linkage is backwards and I don't know if I should try to change it or just send the carburetor back and find another one. Any thoughts or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. The engine is the 2.8 170

 

[Jonathan_Cole]

You won't likely find one with the same linkage as your original. I had to remove the butterfly and linkage from mine and put it in the new one I bought.

 

[thegreatjustino]

The '66 carb is yet one of many unique one year only parts. You likely got a reproduction that will work on 1967 and up six cylinder Broncos, but won't work on a '66.

 

[Ovalis]

If you're looking straight on at the linkage, the ball stud for the throttle linkage should be at the 12:00 position, where as most carbs you'll find are at about the 3 or 4:00 clock position and the throttle cable will not reach it.