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Friends, I have a new-to-me '72 Loadstar 1800 which has a 345 under the hood. Not sure if this engine is original to the truck, but it has a Carter Thermoquad carb which was (apparently) originally spec-ed for a Scout w/auto trans. Well, the plastic bowl section of the Cater TQ is cracked, so I'd need to find a similar core carb to furnish me with that part. Before I do that, I'm wondering about other carb options and their pros and cons for Loadstar duty. Anyone have any suggestions? What carb _should_ be in a Loadstar 345? Is there a reasonable/workable way for me to install a two-barrel carb on the existing 4-barrel intake manifold? In the short time that I've owned this truck, the performance of the 4 barrel Carter TQ hasn't impressed me, but with no previous Loadstar experience, I don't really know what I could expect, either. Thanks for anything you may be able to teach me! Keith- P.S. The truck in question can be seen here-