[AT] Farmall carb

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

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


 -------------- 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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> > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 10:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall carb
> >
> >
> >> 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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