[Farmall] M carburetor seepage

[Charles D. McCombs II]

Dean, get the genuine CaseIH kit. IMHO, the rest are inferior.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Vinson" <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
To: "'Farmall/IHC mailing list'" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: [Farmall] M carburetor seepage


> The carburetor on this M I just bought was dripping way too much, like a
> half a cup a day.   Last night I cleaned all the gunk off and could see 
> that
> gasoline was leaking from where the fuel line connects to the carburetor, 
> so
> I just tightened that brass fitting and it stopped the main leak.  But 
> after
> an hour or so I noticed that gas was very slowly seeping out along the 
> joint
> between the upper and lower halves of the carburetor, and a bit more 
> seeping
> out from that little thing at the bottom (a drain?).  By this morning, the
> fuel-line fitting is still dry but the whole body of the carburetor is 
> once
> again wet-looking from the other seepages, and the occasional drop of
> gasoline drips off.  Not a huge deal but I'd sure rather it didn't leak
> anything, mostly to keep the smell of gasoline down.
>
> So I guess I need a carb kit.  Any recommendations on which ones to get or
> not get?  Useful tips for a first-timer?
>
> Thanks much--
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
>
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