[AT] Farmall carb

[charlie hill]

Yes,  That is what I was talking about.  I've seen those in the bottom of 
carbs before.

Charlie
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From: <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
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Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall carb


>I believe they were put there to let the gas ooze out in the case of an 
>overflow....
>
> http://www.ppdsintered.com/images4/filters/059_sm.jpg
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>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Bob Seith <seithr at denison.edu>
>> Did you mean "sintered" bronze? I know what that is, but I'm not sure it
>> would do anything special in this circumstance:
>>
>> http://www.ggbearings.com/pdf/literature/datasheets/englisch/SinteredBronze_en.p
>> df
>>
>> Bob Seith
>>
>> charlie hill wrote:
>>
>> > I've seen those plugs on carbs before.  They look like a pipe plug but
>> > have a "sentered" (sp) bronze center much like the filters on old
>> > Quadrajet Carbs.
>> >
>> > Charlie
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>> > Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall carb
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>> >
>> >> Check very closely. I do know that some updraft carbs have a porous 
>> >> plug
>> >> in this hole and will leak gas if flooded. I guess that this was one 
>> >> way
>> >> to help prevent flooding and help clear it if it did happen.
>> >>
>> >> Phil
>> >>
>> >>> Hi fellas,
>> >>>   On this carb < http://home.adelphia.net/~jcullom/tractor/carb.jpg
>> >>> >, why
>> >>> would gas be leaking from
>> >>> the bottom of the area where the arrow is (not the needle valve
>> >>> screw)? Is
>> >>> this a plug or a screw
>> >>> that could be loose?
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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