[Farmall] Carburetor Floats

[Mike Schmudlach]

The correct police can see right through one of those carbs and know that it
has the wrong float in it.  :-)

Gasoline will dissolve shellac.

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Weber" <jweber77 at charter.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Carburetor Floats


> If you want to replace the cork float with a brass float, contact
> branson enterprises.   www.bransonenterprises.com
>
>
> Bob Currie wrote:
>
> > My 29 Farmall Regular uses a brass, Ensign carb which has a cork
> > float. When I rebuilt the carburetor 4 or 5 years ago I put in a new
> > cork float, needle & seat, plus gaskets. All supplied by Rice
> > Equipment there in PA.  Worked great!! Within the past year or so, the
> > carb started flooding and it steadily got worse and worse, to the
> > point where the gasoline just poured out as soon as you turned on the
> > fuel at the tank, and the tractor wouldn't run anymore. I pulled the
> > carb and took it apart, figuring it was the float or the needle. It
> > looks like the cork float was coated with a shiny covering when it was
> > new. A few people said it was shellac. So now I'm looking at the cork
> > float and it looks to be in good shape, no cracks, no holes, no fluid
> > inside. Some of the shellac, shiny stuff is worn off. So I have two
> > questions:  Is that stuff shellac?? and is there any other product out
> > there that won't get eaten up by unleaded gasoline? And,,has anybody
> > reproduced the floats for those Ensign carburetors that is made out of
> > some material other than cork??  One guy suggested using model
> > airplane dope..I checked that out and the can says "up to 15 percent
> > resistant to various fuels". I'm thinking that's not good enough.
> > Anybody have experience with this problem?
> >
> > bobcurrie
> >
> >
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