[AT] 430V update--charlie

John Hall jtchall at nc.rr.com
Thu Jan 25 19:52:04 PST 2018


Take care Charlie! Post when you can.

John Hall



On 1/25/2018 6:26 PM, Bo Hinch wrote:
> Glad to hear from you Charlie and stay safe and well .
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:21 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I apologize for not keeping up with the list lately but I'm having eye
>> problems.
>>
>> More about that in a second.  The BEST rust remover I have ever used is a
>> laundry product
>> called Wink.  It's made to take rust stains out of clothing but it works
>> great removing rust from
>> anything I've ever put it on.  It is an acid but it's mild enough that it
>> does not burn your hands if
>> you get it on them.  At least not mine anyway.  It does need to be well
>> rinsed and if you ever
>> use it on porcelain, etc.  rinse it just as soon as you see the rust go
>> away
>> because it will eat the base
>> material.  That shouldn't be a problem with a carb.  It's relatively cheap.
>> You'll find it in the
>> laundry section of most grocery stores..... at least in the S/E.
>>
>> Back to my eyes.  Don't worry, I'm fine but the surgery on my right eye
>> slightly reshaped my
>> eyeball enough that both eyes don't exactly point in the same direction
>> right now.  It only bothers me
>> doing close work and reading.  Thus I won't be rebuilding any carbs or
>> keeping up with my e-mail for
>> a while and I have to have the same surgery on the other eye probably in
>> March.  It's not bad surgery.
>> Just implanting shunts to regulate the IOP in my eyes so I don't go blind
>> from the Glaucoma I have developed.
>>
>> Hope the Wink suggestion helps someone.
>>
>> If someone replies and I don't respond you'll understand why.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Spencer Yost
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 3:35 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] 430V update
>>
>> The old timers swear by boiling carbs, using something acidic instead of
>> water if there is rust.   Lemon juice definitely works but requires a rinse
>> boil to get the sugars off of it.  Preferably two rinse boils.   So it's
>> time consuming.
>>
>> If rust isn't a problem I just dip them in my  NAPA carb dip.   If it is I
>> will dip them per normal(430V carb is in the can now) and then do the boil
>> after getting as much carb dip reside off as I can.
>>
>> One thing I have noticed by boiling. You know that thin, fine grained
>> scale/sediment that is like concrete in the bottom of the bowl that the dip
>> never really gets out? Boiling will get that.
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>> On Jan 23, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Gunnells, Brad R <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yeah that's a nice feeling when everthing comes apart without stripping
>> or
>>> breaking something.
>>>
>>>
>>> What is the lemon juice boil? I've never heard of that trick.
>>>
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Spencer Yost
>>> <yostsw at atis.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 8:34:29 PM
>>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> Subject: [AT] 430V update
>>>
>>> The carb rebuild has started.   I was clearly right in that somebody has
>>> been in the carburetor recently. There's a rebuild kit in it, but a
>> couple
>>> of important components were not replaced. The throttle bushing was old
>>> and probably was a little looser than I had thought. One jet was not
>>> seated all of the way, and the float clearly is not adjusted correctly.
>>> Also the water leak that froze the cylinder also put some water in the
>>> carburetor.  So there was some rust in two passages, partially clogging
>>> them.
>>>
>>> I may have to do a lemon juice boil for the rust.   It was reasonably
>>> localized and minor so we'll see after I soak it and hand twist a drill
>>> bit in the passages.   I fortunately have drill bits the exact correct
>>> size.
>>>
>>> PS. All the jets (and all the parts for that matter)came out easily.  A
>>> first for me. (-;
>>>
>>> Spencer Yost
>>>
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