[AJD] Ok Dean, You can say you told me so....

[Chris C]

Dee,
 
       that looks like a pretty simple process.  You used the rod in the center to line it up?  And then just a piece of 7/8 pipe nipple or something like that as your threads?
 
                                       Chris
Dee Schuyler <web22hsz at verizon.net> wrote:
Chris
If you go to my Epson site ther eare some pictures of how I have fixed the 
broken stem in the past.
Feel free to check out the other albums there are a few other tractor 
projects there.
Dee
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4061576&a=30701451&f=
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris C" 
To: "ATIS LIST" 
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 8:33 PM
Subject: [AJD] Ok Dean, You can say you told me so....


>
>
> Hehe.. A while back I was posting about rebuilding
> a DLTX-10 VS Replacing it with a rebuilt.. Well, I
> spend a few $$ on Ebay of course, my favorite tractor
> parts store next to Greg.. My carb arrived. Looked
> good.. Today I broke the #@!*&^#$ stem threads off
> while trying to take the bowl off. Despite being
> gentle, using heat, etc.. So what did I do? You
> guessed it, I took the crappy, rusted up,
> pile-o-junk DLTX-10 that I was not wanting to touch
> apart for cleaning today.
>
> So, after some very delicate torch work,
> breaking a screwdriver (I had to use a long skinny one
> cause whoever put the throttle disc in put the screw
> in so you had to reach all the way down the barrel to
> get them.. ) I had the thing apart with all the plugs
> out. I have been chiseling 1/4 to 1/2" of stuff from
> the bottom of the bowl. I think this carb will be 3
> pounds lighter once all the scale is out.
>
> I spent about a hour and $175 on Robert's
> website ordering parts for the DLTX-10 as well as the
> DLTX-53 and DLTX-71 that I also tore apart today. I
> also bought a set of his drill bits.
>
> Fortunately I go to work tomorrow and
> Friday and then it's off the the bead blaster when I
> get home saturday morning.
>
> I am going to try painting the inside of
> each of the carbs I am currently working on with Tank
> Sealer to see if that will help out with the rust
> problems.
>
> Now to box up the broken DLTX-10 to send off the
> Robert's as well for the stem repair.. STOP the
> MADNESS, I am going to go work on my Cat for a
> while..
>
> Chris
>
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