[AJD] DLTX-67 bore plug screws

[Paul Sawyer]

Denny's Carbs rebuilt the carb on my 51 B.  The thing looks and functions
like new.  It was in pretty sad shape when i sent it in.

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Mark Johnson <mark.s.johnson at pixius.net>wrote:

> I don't know if the rebuilders would take it on, but if they do, I'd expect
> something along the lines of the old 'Shop Rate Card' gag:
>
> $40/hr
> $50/hr if you watch
> $60/hr if you help
> $150/hr if you worked on it first and then brought it in.
>
> I haven't used them, but I have heard nothing but good about Robert's
> Carburetor Repair in Spencer, IA.
>
> Mark Johnson
> Wichita, KS
> '40 H
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Willie & Debbie Boggs" <debnwillie at msn.com>
> To: "antique John Deere" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:54 PM
> Subject: [AJD] DLTX-67 bore plug screws
>
>
> >I recently bought a 51 B that has been sitting for 7 years.
> > I bought a kit, strainer, load & idle needles, and plug screws because
> you
> > could see that the existing ones were buggered up..
> > There is so much rust in it, I have spent the past eight hours
> > disassembling
> > this carb. There is one plug screw behind the flange that would not move,
> > even after repeated heating and cooling. The screw slot was so messed up
> > and
> > had no luck trying to cut a deeper slot and you can't get an extracter on
> > it. I ground in down flat with a Dremel tool thinking I could drill it
> > with
> > a left hand bit. I got sparks while grinding brass.
> > It appears that some other fool before me had already tried drilling it &
> > either broke the bit or something else is stuck in there. Probably is the
> > reason I couldn't cut the screw slot deeper.
> > The nozzle doesn't want to move either and as stuck as everything else
> has
> > been, I don't know if  I want to mess with it.
> > Anyone know if one of the carburetor rebuilders would take up where I
> left
> > off?
> >
> > Willie & Debbie Boggs
> > Rawlins, WY
> > debnwillie at msn.com
> >
> > In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one
> > useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or
> > more is a congress.--John Adams
> >
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