[AT] Floats ( 40)

[charlie hill]

Thanks Myron,

That makes sense.  Maybe I'll try it again the next time I have a spare 
float to play with.  One problem I had was I was using much too large a tip 
on a propane torch.  I knew better but I needed to fix it and that was all I 
had to fix it with.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "OldIron" <oldiron at charter.net>
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Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Floats ( 40)


> Charlie and all,
>
> When fixing a copper float on a carburetor or a 6" float from a float cage 
> steam vessel.
> You need to drill a very small pin hole away from your repair in the 
> copper. When you
> solder the half's together or repair a leak. The pressure inside during 
> the heating
> process pushes the air out. As it cools down the float will collapse. When 
> the repair is
> completed and the solder looks quite smooth and when the float at room 
> temperature clean
> the pin hold and solder this quickly, so you don't build up pressure 
> inside again.
>
> Check it in some water to see if it floats and how far it sinks. Too much 
> solder will make
> it heavy also.
>
> Myron Busch
> Northfield MN.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com 
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>> On Behalf Of charlie hill
>> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:45 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] Floats ( 40)
>>
>> The only one I ever attempted to work on had a minor leak.  No problem I
>> said.  I'll sweat it apart.  Find the leak.  Solder the leak and solder 
>> it
>> back together.  Good  plan and all went well until I tried to solder it 
>> back
>> together.  I didn't have the right kind of soldering tip and the first 
>> thing
>> I knew I had destroyed the thing.
>>
>> It happened so fast I didn't know what happened.  All I know is that it
>> suddenly got to hot and warped all up.
>>
>> Charlie
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>> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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>> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 5:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Floats ( 40)
>>
>>
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>
>> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
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>> > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:57 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [AT] Snowblowing with the 40
>> >
>> >
>> >> >From my experience those things are only slightly less fragile than a
>> > well
>> >> burned wick on a Coleman gas lantern.
>> >>
>> >> Charlie
>> > I actually watched a guy (mechanic) destroy one of those copper floats 
>> > a
>> > few
>> > years ago by accidentally poking a screw driver right through it. He 
>> > was
>> > able to patch it up with solder and the engine ran just fine after 
>> > that.
>> > Sometimes we just get lucky.
>> >
>> > Ralph in Sask.
>> > http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>> >
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