[AT] you've got to be kidding me!

Indiana Robinson robinson46176 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 22 12:06:22 PST 2015


On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:31 PM, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Nope, I searched the planet over guys,basic kits with no throttle shaft or
> venturi are common. IH is the only one that had it listed with a throttle
> shaft--way too expensive as is about anything they sell. There are a
> gazillion TSX carbs out there, all configured differently. The one I had to
> have is for a 959, if all I needed was a gasket, needle and seat, not a
> problem. Bates is the only place I found with one in stock and its not on
> his website. There were 2 different Marvel carbs for this machine, and the
> kits don't interchange. The listing they have online is for the wrong carb.
> He sent me the 2nd kit  after he realized there listing only was for one
> carb and does not fit both. I even ran into a little trouble sourcing a
> venturi, but there are a couple of folks that carry those.  You really need
> to go by the tag on the carb. I've even got the old Marvel and Zenith
> books,
> they weren't much help other than determining this one is an oddball.
>
>
> Life gets real fun when there is no tag on the carb. It took a couple tries
> and some photos to figure out what carb was on my dumptruck. As my luck
> would have it, the carb shop that supplied the parts said it was the least
> used for that application.
>
> John
>
>
>

Son Scott and I decided long ago that there is a whole herd of guys out
there that only live to get under a hood and remove and discard the carb
tag, the radiator shroud and the battery hold-down...
:-)


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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com



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