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[Skip Cleveland]

Get some  toilet bowl cleaner and soak it in that. No more than 5 minutes if 
it is aluminum or zinc material. Cast iron will take more of this abuse. 
This will clean out anything including a broken brass needle tip.

Skip
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From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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> Paul:
>
> If he found some passages that were plugged, there probably is at least 
> one
> that is still plugged. Boiling the carburetor typically will not get these
> cleaned out. The right sized drill in all passages is required. Some are
> hidden. Sometimes with the lack of the correct drill sizes and lengths
> running wire through all the passages may get the crud to loosen up. But 
> the
> passage size must be restored to original. I guess there is a better than
> 90% chance there is at least one passage still plugged. Compressed air
> probably won't get it either.
>
> Do you have a good exploded drawing of the innards of the carburetor and
> where all the passages run?  There may be one or more that is adequately
> hidden that is being missed. Since this has been this way for a long time 
> it
> may be really corroded and stuck.  I have overhauled many JD carburetors
> successfully and the symptoms you describe are almost always (90% or more) 
> a
> plugged passage somewhere.
>
> Roberts Carburetor Repair in Spencer, IA sells a couple videos, repair 
> parts
> and repair tools such as the correct sized long drill bits for JD 
> Carburetor
> repair. These may be of value. They cover the hidden passages in the 
> video.
>
> http://www.robertscarbrepair.com/
>
> I recommend them highly. They are a professional shop, I have visited 
> twice,
> and unlike most other carburetor repair shops, they test the carburetor 
> for
> proper performance on a live engine to ensure "to specification" operation
> before they send it back. Unfortunately, they are so highly respected 
> within
> the JD community that their backlog is huge and repair lead times are way
> out there. The video's may lead you to the plugged passage. Even a phone
> call to Robert Beaver might cause him to point you in the right direction.
> He is most helpful on the phone.
>
> PS: I would not recommend any carburetor repair shop that does not test 
> the
> carburetor on a live engine prior to sending it back. I have no connection
> to Roberts at all. Just a very satisfied customer. If you could find a 
> known
> good carburetor to temporarily try would probably be well worth the 
> effort.
>
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> "Experience is a series of non-fatal mistakes."
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Paul Waugh
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:02 AM
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>
> Howdy
> I had the carb 'boiled' by a fellow who does this for extra cash, he
> said some of the airway were plugged, but he fixed that (supposedly) ..
> the gas runs out almost 1/2 inch past the end of the line, indicating to
> me no restriction from tank or sediment bowl, does this sound right, I
> mean it runs a good healthy stream.
> TX Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Kennedy
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:50 AM
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>
> Paul,
>   Try adjusting the main jet all the way in and all the way out if you
> have
> little or no change then the main jet is plugged.  It real hard to get
> these
> things clean even with today's cleaners.
> I had the same problem on one of my tractors it had to run on half choke
> but
> after a good working in the fields it seems to run OK now. Just lucky on
>
> that one I guess.
> I would take the crab apart and use a blow gun with good pressure and
> blow
> out every thing.
>
> John K.
>
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