Zephyr rules!!!!!!!!!

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

Scott Parrish and I were having a working day at my shop today, got many projects addressed, got his Elgin done…and no he won’t let me use it as an anchor…crap, anyway, Elgin runs, fixed his RBM mixing valve stem, was bent and horribly rusted. So we dicided to tear into my free Zephyr. You know the one I said I would NEVER buy…

Anywho, no spark, so I got educated really quick how to use fat fingers and reattach the screws for the points..Joyous I can assure you..After cleaning the points we slipped the flywheel back on and WHAMO, very nice blue spark all 3 plugs..oh wait there are four, yeah bright blue spark on all four plugs…whew!!!

Next he says we gotta go thru the carb and he says something like..Engineers suck….Oh wait, my bad that was me after seeing the contraption they call a carb.. REALLY a pressurized fuel system??? ooook, so we get deep into this toy and everything looks really good just dirty on the outside, but I did find this :

This is the float, looks pretty bad to me, so what options do I have for making it work or replacing it with something better?

Thanks for letting me ramble..lol

Regards

Richard

http://www.richardsoutboardtools.com
classicomctools@gmail.com

[garry-in-michigan]

Many are using the new modern closed core foam float used in the newer engines. . . 😉

[chris-p]

I use the sierra float, sand down the dome end on a belt sander and away you go.

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

Umm they are not the same size…. I do not think…care to measure one as I do not have a Johnson carb available to look at

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[frankr]

Some will say size matters, but it might not.

[cajuncook1]

quote Richard A. White:

Umm they are not the same size…. I do not think…care to measure one as I do not have a Johnson carb available to look at

Richard, despite the size of the new foam float, it’s boyancy is superior to that of the cork float. I have used it in a 1937 johnson 110, a 1953 johnson tn28, and a 1951 Neptune A1. It’s the boyancy that keeps the float needle up to seal off the flow of fuel in the carb body when the chamber has enough fuel.

I also plan to use it in a 1937 Johnson KA37 and a 1947 Johnson KD15.

[Mumbles]

Don’t forget their use in junction with a larger OMC float for the Vacturi carbs used on PO’s.

The Merc floats are so handy I always keep at least one new one on hand now!

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[cajuncook1]

Nice combo Mumbles! Way to think out of the box!

[Mumbles]

quote cajuncook1:

Nice combo Mumbles! Way to think out of the box!

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do! 😀

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[1946zephyr]

LOL 😀

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