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On this Thor twin poppet valve carb I can’t see how to remove the pin from the cork float. No tiny spring clips like on many models but there is a wire (see photos) running through the cork. Maybe it twists around the bottom of the float pin? Don’t want to manhandle anything and cause damage.
Anybody been here before?
Any advice welcome! And thank-you!
Scott
It looks like someone made a float pin out of a 12d nail,
and put a loop of bailing wire through the cork, and perhaps
twisted the cork so the wire wrapped around the float pin.
Just a guess, but I’d did it out by any means possible and
start over fresh. I’d be surprised if that’s an original setup!Prepare to be boarded!
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There is no way that was working. Its
often a challenge to get the right parts to
seal good enough so the curb doesn’t run
over. With luck the seat isn’t damaged.
PM me your address and I’ll send you a
float pin and a couple clips to position
the cork you can try.
This Pal Carb has the mixing valve and
the float bowl compiled. Many others.
Tubs
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There is no way that was working. Its
often a challenge to get the right parts to
seal good enough so the curb doesn’t run
over. With luck the seat isn’t damaged.
PM me your address and I’ll send you a
float pin and a couple clips to position
the cork you can try.
This Pal Carb has the mixing valve and
the float bowl compiled. Many others.
TubsGreat picture Tubs. I may have a spare gloat pin in my parts stash. What motor is the pin from that you had in mind?
And I agree. The PO flattened the nail and drilled a hole to route the wire. Pretty ingenious but that’s probably why the motor got parked.
Not sure. One from a dozen spares I have.
The angle seems to be the same on all of them
although they came from different mixers.
That wasn’t working. Why it is in there?
Getting these to seal good enough with
the right parts is hard enough. I gave
up on the carb that came on this motor.
Got another and still spent 2 days getting
that replacement to the point it is acceptable.
TubsHere is a picture of the seat. Please let me know your thoughts. Looks normal to my untrained eye.
Another concern is the packing nut for the adjustment needle. It looks like the seat in the carb body would require a tapered packing nut. The nut I have is not tapered however. Do you think it is supposed to be?
Seat looks OK in your picture. When you get
the needle spin it in the seat with some tooth
paste keeping it aligned as it is when the float
bowl cover is on. If you want to try a polish rub
some between your fingers to be sure there isn’t
any grit. No mail today. I’ll get it out tomorrow..
Packing nut looks OK to me. It looks to have
the same taper inside as the carb body. Tightening
will push the packing around the shaft of the needle.
Tubs
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