[AJD] Carburetor woes...

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

If I recall correctly, aren't the threads from a spark plug  the correct pitch? Seems like that is how a fellow I know repaired his. We had also had made a thread replacement that threads INSIDE the broken portion of the carb stem, works good.
But I still prefer having it repaired correctly, it just looks better

Merle, drilling that hole to remove a nozzle scares me. I have spent too many hours attempting the needed cosmetic repairs on carbs this has been done to. My friend Kevin Stober took pity on me last year and repaired three brass DLTX8's that this had been done to, they look good now. Just my take on it.

Greg



Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
Box 709
7460 E Hiway 86
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:20:35 -0800 (PST), Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Greg,
> 
>     I got lucky,  I went to the hardware store and
> bought a $7 pair of the smallest needle nose pliers I
> could find,  and destroyed them,  but removed the
> broken tap.  I also bought a good supply of 1/4-20
> bolts so I won't be tempted to use my new tap again...
> 
>                      Chris
> --- greg at theoldtractorcompany.com wrote:
> 
> > Chris
> > Years ago I broke off my our ORIGINAL JD carb nozzle
> > removal tool in an H carb! Talk about a double
> > disaster!
> > It took us hours but we finally got the puller and
> > nozzle out and I then promptly had reproduction
> > nozzle pullers made so this would never happen
> > again.
> > 
> > Colorado weather being what it is, we don't have the
> > internal rust problems like you guys do. I do know
> > some guys though around here who at least paint the
> > inside of their bowls with gas tank sealer.
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
> > Greg Stephen
> > The Old Tractor Company
> > Stephen Equipment Company
> > Box 709
> > 7460 E Hiway 86
> > Franktown, CO 80116
> > 303-663-5246
> > 303-468-0377 FAX<<--A GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:26:48 -0800 (PST), Chris C
> > <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I have a 1951 A that I have had a love hate
> > > relationship with for quite some time now.   It
> > was my
> > > grandfather's,  so I will never sell it outside
> > the
> > > family,  (if you remember my uncle was going to
> > buy it
> > > for $1500,  the money still hasn't come)  but it's
> > > just a tricycle A,  so I really hate to dump large
> > > quantities of money into it either...
> > > 
> > >     Well,  When I went to start it a few weeks ago
> > to
> > > put it away for the winter,  Of course,  it had to
> > > have a few problems....  I wound up pulling the
> > carb
> > > off,  and today I set out to clean it out.   Now
> > this
> > > carb had been bead blasted about 5 years ago, 
> > with
> > > all the passage ways cleaned out,  and everything
> > > perfect.  Upon dis-assembly,  it was pretty much a
> > > ball of rust inside.  My Question,  have any of
> > you
> > > used something like a tank sealer, or clear finish
> > to
> > > seal the inside of the throttle body and bowl to
> > > prevent rusting after beadblasting?  Or am I
> > doomed to
> > > take the darned thing apart every few years and
> > clean
> > > it up?  The tractor stands idle for long periods
> > of
> > > time,   and with our lovely dry western washington
> > > climate,  well moisture can't help but condense.
> > > 
> > >    And of course,  as I was taking it apart today,
> >  I
> > > had in the past tapped out the brass tube that
> > goes up
> > > through the bowl to 1/4-20 so I could use a bolt
> > to
> > > remove it.  Well,  I didn't have a bolt handy,  so
> > I
> > > thought I would use the tap to pull it out..  You
> > > guessed it,  I broke the darned tap off in the
> > brass
> > > tube..  I hope I can find a tap extractor long
> > enought
> > > to get the piece out...
> > > 
> > >                    Chris
> > > 
> > > 
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