[AT] Gaskets for Zenith carburetors

[John Boehm]

Wow, this is getting complicated! When I first posed
the question of gaskets for the Zenith, I guess I
naively supposed that one could  easily order them
like I have been used to doing for the Marvel-Schebler
gaskets that are still readily available from my local
Deere dealer.  As far as I know, there were only two
different gaskets for the Marvel-Schebler that pretty
well covered all the carburetors used on tractors both
on Deere and on other makes in the 1940's and 1950's.
Are there a lot more variations in the Zenith
carburetor gaskets? In his latest post, crawler said
he has individual gaskets, so I will obtain some of my
carburetor numbers tomorrow and give him a try.

John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com


--- "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net> wrote:

> I had a reply composed to you last night, John, and
> then decided not to
> send it.  What I wanted to tell you was to search
> for a Wisconsin engine
> dealer that has been around for ages but that hasn't
> kept up with the
> business.  We happen to have one here in Evansville.
>  The whole shop is
> filled with NOS parts.  There are one or two "hired
> help" types that are
> around most of the time, but the owner won't even
> come in to the shop
> unless you call him on the phone with a question
> that he can't answer by
> describing to the help where to look for stuff. 
> Whenever the owner
> comes in, it's an automatic $20 charge for whatever
> you're buying.  If
> you're buying a bunch of stuff, then you can get a
> pretty good deal, but
> there have been times when I didn't get much for my
> $20.  It's a strange
> way of doing business, but when you're looking for
> NOS stuff, it's often
> worth it.
> 
> So the question is: Are any of the Zenith gaskets on
> Wisconsin engines
> the right ones for your application?  If they are,
> then a Wisconsin
> connection may be of help to you.  If it's any help
> to you, I have a
> listing of Wisconsin dealerships that was printed
> back in the 50's.
> That may give you some leads.
> 
> Larry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On
> Behalf Of John Boehm
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 8:56 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Gaskets for Zenith carburetors
> 
> I know how to make gaskets, I buy the material by
> the
> yard when I do a tractor restoration to make gaskets
> that I know are not available. The Zenith gaskets
> are
> a bit harder to make than a normal gasket. I feel if
> I
> can find a source for them at a reasonable price, it
> is worth it to me to be able to buy them and spend
> my
> time doing something more productive.
> 
> I do like Smitty's scanner suggestion and thank
> everyone for all the sources they suggested. I
> checked
> them out and did not find one with single gaskets
> for
> sale.
> 
> John Boehm
> Woodland, CA
> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
> 
> 
> --- Phil Auten <pga2 at hot1.net> wrote:
> 
> > John,
> > If you go to your favorite parts place you should
> be
> > able to buy
> > a sheet of the correct gasket material fairly
> > inexpensively. You
> > then need a utility knife, X-acto knife, single
> > edged razor blade
> > or real sharp pocket knife. Set the bowl down on
> the
> > material
> > and cut carefully around it. Then cut out the
> center
> > as required.
> > One sheet should make enough gaskets to last even
> > you for
> > some time.
> > 
> > Phil
> > 
> > At 09:20 PM 11/15/04, you wrote:
> > >Does anyone know of a source for the fuel bowl
> > gaskets
> > >for Zenith carburetors? On a carbuetor cleanup,
> > this
> > >is often the only part needed and I'm tired of
> > buying
> > >the whole carburetor kit for $20-$30. I have been
> > able
> > >to buy single fuel bowl gaskets for
> Marvel-Schebler
> > >carburetors from my John Deere dealer for around
> $3
> > >each. I checked today with the local AGCO dealer
> if
> > >the gasket listed for Allis-Chalmers B is
> available
> > >and they were neither helpful nor encouraging.
> > >
> > >John Boehm
> > 
> > 
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