Holley G Golley Gee

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 05:53 pm:

I have read and been told over the years that this couldn't be done.
However.
The other day, with my son's extra-hands help, I took a few Holley G carburetors apart to find enough good pieces to rebuild a couple for my brass Ts I am working on. This was what we found inside one. It appears to be a Kingston L4 float with a slightly (?) bent hinge and valve ramp to make it sort-of fit. It looks like it should work.
I already bought a new float. But I wonder if I should try this one?



Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Richmond, Texas on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:10 pm:

Wayne, the brass float might be worth a try. I would. If it didn't, I hope the new float that you bought is one of the new plastic material floats. The original cork floats aren't even good for fishing line floats. Is your venturi in good shape. The original pot metal venturis were notorious for cracking and crumbling. I think that they are making new ones out of aluminum.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 08:09 pm:

Terry W, Yes, I got one of the new modern-gas-proof (I hope) plastic floats. I was planning to get a couple more. This thing looks like it should work. So I will probably try it. You know what they say about curiosity and the cat?
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Henrichs on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 08:19 pm:

Wayne,

I'd sure give it a try. Be sure to put the bowl on or it'll leak for sure. :-) A few years ago I found in the John Deere parts book a brass float with the right dimensions to work in the T. Worked fine after I soldered the original hinge on from the cork float. Unfortunately I don't think the JD float is still available. The new plastic ones will work fine though.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve McClelland on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 02:37 am:

Wayne I've used them with no issues that I could tell. T ran fine!


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