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Kevin ironman1962 at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 10 04:48:52 PST 2006


>Get some  toilet bowl cleaner and soak >
Hey now thats  a good idea, have done it in time to a JD B carb. Then boiled 
it in a pan of water on the stove 15 minutes.
This was a cast iron carb.
 I am fixing to do a cub carb ( pot metal)
I think boiling it in water will be best for it. ?
ironman
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From: "Skip Cleveland" <ocleveland at cfl.rr.com>
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> 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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>> 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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>> [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
>>
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>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Kennedy
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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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