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If I have to go to facebook to see your problem, I'm going to just nope right out of here MTFCA spends the money to put up and maintain a Forum, an administrator deals with BOTS and goofballs constantly, and you use it to redirect us to the biggest collection of condensed ignorance in the world? Not...

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Then watch them collect dust on a shelf!

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Aaron you mentioned that you had good strong spark when plugs are out of the car but no spark when IN the car I am going to assume you have concluded this because 2 cylinders are not firing as indicated by shorting the plugs out with a screwdriver and the car remained operating the same when 2 speci...

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failure to fire between 1-2 or 3-4 cylinders is almost always one of two things: blown head gasket between the offending cylinders or an intake gasket failure or manifold crack. In circumstances similar to this, sometimes the person that asks for help will wait for 20-30 responses to say "oh, by the...

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There is a difference between "being safe" and "feeling safe". I always view threads like this with sad amazement - there will always be at least one person who is convinced "THIS light can be seen!, therefore I feel safe." So what? Why are you convinced you will NOT be rear ended if you have some f...

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BOT and SPAM poster

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Pretty sure it was Silane Ceramic Primer

not that it matters here

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Steve

you're welcome.
I try to be careful to limit my advice to things that I have actually done/experienced, or are linked to historical documentation
Speculation is a area covered by plenty of others

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I see now that I'm selling my stuff too cheaply

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the larger float came about to solve rich running on rough roads. I think our driving environments are such that the smaller float suffices fine in most circumstances. Most people don't know/care/need the thicker float, but when it is needed, it is needed. I suspect that the Oregon folks who do a lo...

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Your float is not applying sufficient pressure to close the float valve. There may be dirt in the float valve keeping it open, the float may be binding on the side of the bowl or the tab on the float may not be shaped well enough to lift the float valve's needle high enough to shut off the fuel flow...

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So you know: your mystery of it "idling fine" and running horrible once the throttle was opened is due to the fact that at idle, the car is operating on the idle bypass circuit. The grossly maladjusted needle has some but not significant impact on the running of the car at idle (though I am surprise...

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A NOS radiator in the crate is a NOS radiator still in its crate A NOS radiator torn out of the crate, with the wood thrown away and the radiator put on a car is a travesty. Maybe it is NOS, maybe not...but radiators are not rare and they can be purchased new or used. New old stock radiators in thei...

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In a past life...back when I though someone would buy this sort of stuff

Very small tools - OF jet manufacture:

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either through lack of experience or plain ineptitude, I have never been able to get a reamer to jam with this tool - though it will center the new hole all but perfectly to the valve seat regardless of how worn the original valve guide hole is, and final seat concentricity/clean-up with a Neway cut...

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Well, Hank, then I'd say you need a better quality soapbox...

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I'm quite impressed with the work Jason did on this radiator. It displays good design, excellent workmanship, and a willingness to make the effort of fabrication. And I especially applaud the plan to have this as a stop-gap solution until the stars align and a more authentic item can be fitted. As a...

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you don't want to do a thing with it until you speak to the EXACT plater who is going to follow up your work. They will tell you exactly what they want to receive and exactly how they will process it

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This is not a criticism, but an observation: since you are asking those questions, this is your first rebuild, and as such, you are almost certainly not aware of other questions regarding wear/tolerances which are critical to a safe and reliable rebuild. If this is the case, then you need to order a...

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It is absolutely true that lead-tin solder will not bond to chrome and that is an admonition that I failed to include...the chrome must be removed to expose the brass base. Solder WILL stick to original necks with nickel plate IF IT IS CLEANED THOROUGHLY which was my warning and lamenting the use of...

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Proper repair is "solder", and it was a very easy fix prior to application of epoxy...now it's going to be a pisser to adequately remove all of the epoxy and get a good solid joint. It can be done, but it's too bad you have to. I've done a number of these repairs and you have to work very hard to di...

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"Is this car available" sounds even more like a scammer. Mr. Burris is easily found on line, living exactly where he says in his profile and is the age of someone who would likely be looking for a Model T Since you're so insistent on him being a scammer, why don't you give him a call and tell him e...

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advice: never handle power tools without calling 911 first

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FORD developed a revolutionary device which held the car in neutral and simultaneously set the parking brake to keep the car from rolling away.

Shortly after, the manufacturer of clutch pedal parking sticks went bankrupt.

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Amazing how little communication has been accomplished considering the amount of typing that has occurred...

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GOOGLE search of "mtfca wheel runout wobble" brings up dozens of threads on this subject...pick one, or two, or ten and decide who is giving good advice on allowable runout. If what you see now really bothers you, then I'd say that most anything short of perfection is going to bother you, so now you...

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What's with you and tariffs in every single thing you post?

I'd think you'd want to spend your time selling trinkets on eBay to pay your proposed new tax on spare bedrooms

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Don Meadows collection

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Gaskets only no float valves when this kit of gaskets is gone then that's it - to heck with it having to do a hard-sell on things that apparently no one wants is plenty demeaning but better than throwing things out (though it's damn tempting) FWIW - in my opinion, the 3 pages of instructions and hin...

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And this, boys and girls, is why you want to run coolant in your engine and not straight water.

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A few years ago: like 2018

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Buick

1916 vintage

a complex, very high quality gizmo

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Breaking News

Just reported: Australians facing potential draconian "Spare Bedroom Tax", scrambling to sell cheap goods to USA to raise funds, are stymied by tariffs. Albanese quoted as saying "Once a Prison Colony, always a Prison Colony".

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and they've been made before - just not cheap like folks want so badly, so they didn't sell well

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Vince hasn't been on this thread here for almost 2 years

his thread was simply resurected out of the ether like so many others recently

the best one being the 6 year old thread with people still trying to tell the poster which timer is best for him

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Remarkable all the advice to buy a new screen... Modern day Repro bowl hasn't been taken apart yet and even so, folks know the screen is a: ruined, or b: missing, or c: cannot possibly be cleaned as it was designed to be cleaned. How easy it is to spend OPM! FWIW - during the course of owning your "...

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we both posted at the same time...read my above post and get a good night's sleep.

You don't want to pull the tank and from what you've posted, you don't need to pull the tank

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Assuming you are running an NH or a Vaporizer, and the tiny particles are more like dust than flakes, follow advice SpeedyT gave, use your shut-off when not driving and don't worry about it. These carbs can digest quite a bit and do not have fine jets like more expensive period carbs and there is no...

Scott_Conger · Re: 1/4x18 tap https://drillsandcutters.com/1-4-18-hss-plug-tap/

https://drillsandcutters.com/1-4-18-hss-plug-tap/

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text sent...

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See how easy that was? ;) your car ran on magneto in the recent past, so I think you can dispel the notion and encouragement to blast the mag ring with batteries - from symptoms listed your car presently runs, al be it poorly, on battery. Get the car running well on battery, and now you know the car...

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In 6 weeks of messing with this, I think you have not answered a single question asked by responders. I'm not sure if you want help or just want to vent because you're not helping yourself by withholding information. Here are a few questions that ought to be answered publicly: has the reputable engi...

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Your engine won't run on MAG. That in no way means the Magneto is for certain non-functioning (it may be, but you have provided no information one way or the other). it could be: a bad switch? incorrect wiring? shorted contact? open contact? shorted/grounded mag coil? open mag coil? excessive gap fr...

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Does it matter that everyone is suddenly replying to a 6 year old post? To a guy who hasn't been heard from in 5 years?? People have been rummaging around the bowels of the internet lately, dredging up ancient posts and then gush all over themselves to answer a question for a guy who is long gone fo...

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There is no doubt that disc brakes stop well. In fact it's a certainty. I've found that "certainty" often breeds carelessness and worse. I cannot count the times, navigating a steep downhill grade in low gear and pumping my brakes, headed down to a "T" in the road or some such thing, and have 1...2....

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FWIW - as a 59 year resident of Florida who has since escaped, 4 lane roads as a majority in Florida is a perspective simply of where one resides. As someone who has toured their "T" extensively in Florida, I can state with certainty that the majority of roads in the state are 2 lane and even some g...

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this:

https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47146

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knowing that along with your original request would have resulted in fewer and certainly identical suggestions to put things right, with far less speculation.

Good that you are running well and for bringing conclusion to the post

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I simply don't understand why the spark lever would need to be in a different position whether starting or driving on battery or magneto. ...And I don't understand why it is so hard to *click* on a Club resource which explains "why" in painful detail, but one more time: https://www.mtfca.com/encycl...

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2 month bump

do they work?

viewtopic.php?t=44602

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Conductive contaminants in the timer have been known to wreak havoc on MAG and often not so much on BAT

see viewtopic.php?t=38194

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John, you are remembering the "advance the timing a little" advice, but applying it to the wrong starting method (it applies to MAG starting, not Battery starting). Ron Patterson has explained it so well, and so often, and he wrote a terrific article on the exact "how's and why's", that to attempt t...

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No problem with interchange

Problem is with diagnosis. Transmission is locked up solid at 30MPH in high gear. Your noise is elsewhere - almost certainly in the rear end.

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Ecco Carburetor

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Ecco Carburetor

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Thank you, Ryan

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Since this spun off topic, I will weigh in to this: I believe that a water pump when the issue is really the radiator, will not only not help the engine cooling, it will hurt it. I own 4 model T's; all came to me with water pumps. After removing each pump, I soon found that two were installed as whi...

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I have one set of gaskets remaining.

Gaskets only

No float valves - demand was ridiculously poor and they didn't sell well enough to warrant making them again. Remaining stock will be used on my own restorations

first email to me gets them

thanks

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One of many sources to support my statement above - in this case .035", "or a trifle less than the thickness of a new dime"

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Champion says ".025" Based on period literature and technical papers, FORD, Holley, Stromberg, Zenith, and Rayfield say ".031" Champion wants to be sure their plug will fire in every car under all conditions from new to totally worn out. FORD, Holley, Stromberg, Zenith, Rayfield want your car to run...

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You've convinced yourself that a car that previously ran, but with a miss on #1 has now suddenly completely flipped the firing from #1 to #4 when at TDC...hmmmmm. I'll reiterate what a few astute people have already stated, but in different words: This is a 4 stroke engine, meaning that each piston ...

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"Running Fit" is a class of tolerance Running or Sliding Fit can encompass any one of 9 sub-classes of fit from RC1 (Close Sliding Fit) all the way to RC9 (Loose Running Fit). FORD's ".002" Running Fit was likely an early equivalent to RC7 Free Running Fit or RC8 Loose Running Fit Using the below ca...

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130+ views and no inquiries

these were offered as a courtesy at my cost, but with no interest, I'll just keep them

offer withdrawn

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it is the top off of a ca. 1903-04 Holley Bros. carb. It is held on top of the bowl by a bale with a screw which clamps it on. This assembly is mated side by side with the body of the carb. It's an exceedingly rare part off of an exceedingly rare carb. But for the fact of it's rarity, the sandblasti...

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Not an ad, but a correcting a misconception: Valves remain in production and are in stock

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A leak that profuse is very often a plugged bowl vent - either rust or blasting media A carb will pass the "suck test" just fine, but still leak like a sieve, as the float will not rise enough to close off the float valve Often times, the fuel will "pulse" out as the trapped air is compressed and su...

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7/32-32

a common fractional thread in the teens...obsoleted by Unified Thread Standard (UTS) in 1949

it is VERY close to 12-32 but is absolutely NOT the same thread

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No repair of that fender will last until the broken wire edge is replaced with (about) a 8" replacement which spans the area of highest stress. It's not fun, but can be done. I know it can, because I've done it, and not because AI on the web told me. A pretty decent tutorial is here: https://www.lio...

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Staying consistent with Forum Rules, I can state that there absolutely is a cause to your problem, and there is absolutely a solution.

A Model T with 3 gallons in the tank should pull any hill that low band can tackle.

Feel free to contact me for the solution.

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So, I'll reiterate: you do not have to bend or "notch" anything. You need to assemble the rod correctly. Cutting original metal to facilitate operation of an incorrectly assembled part is a choice. Assembling it correctly is a choice, too. Dan Treace posted a picture on your thread in January, (http...

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Your spark lever/interference problem was correctly diagnosed in January by Dan Treace on one of your other multiple posts. He even took the time to post a picture for you to follow. You should consider fixing it correctly before you start bending metal.

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Floridean Buchanan Floridean Buchanan is 70 years old and was born in October 1954. Floridean has lived at 3865 Highway 952 in Jackson, LA since February 2006. Floridean can be reached at (225) 916-0040, a mobile number through AT&T. Public records filings have reported Floridean under different nam...

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Art

stop it

there is no hole there

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Robert other than Dan Treace doing a write up of my valve in the club magazine a few years ago I know of no one who has ever done a comparison of valves. I can state with certainty, though, that every valve offered commercially (other than mine), has a through-hole that is sized for a modern car usi...

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Six week bump

not one week
not every other day
six weeks

last chance to be ready for the National Tours

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Thank you Mark, but it is hopeless No matter how hard I used to push my parts, especially when someone asked "where can I buy these?", there was always someone who would immediately follow the posting to advertise for someone else. And none of the alternatives ever offered a lick of support specific...

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Kevin I think you are generally correct regarding basic parts being the same, with different levels of finish and I'd bet that extends to around 90% of products offered. As an exception, my experience showed that the GRIZZLY parts were VASTLY better than the VEVOR parts and were quite different, tho...

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I suppose I'm not entirely surprised to hear that GRIZZLY now sources out of China. They must keep a better eye on things and do some Quality Control and Receiving Inspection of things that other outfits fail to do, as the replacement parts I purchased from them - primarily the index needle assembly...

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I will admit first off, to generally despising cheap Chinese tools for the usual reasons, none of which include their usually being anywhere near being fit for use other than to keep boats from straying from their mooring. A notable exception for me is when I need an outrageously unusual tap or die,...

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Hi Dan

email sent

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I am putting together parts for a 1/2 dz more assemblies

If you are interested, please email me

thank you

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Regardless of fuel line size, you are always restricted by (A) head pressure, and (B) orifice size (float valve orifice). You can run a fire hose from your tank to your carb, and you are still trying to flow through the same tiny hole in the carb. Increase fuel line diameter may let you sleep better...

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zukote1991 has joined dozens and dozens of chat rooms in the last week...

what a busy busy little bot you are!

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Only one response...Thank you Mr. F!

12% Off Sale has now ended

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It took a month, but 3 people invested in 9 kits which is in my mind a shocking, whopping success. THANK YOU, GUYS! I'm no longer selling float valves as I don't intend to make any more and am holding back the remainder for my own use, so only the gasket kits are now available and when they're gone ...

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Zero interest/inquiries - a new record ouch mill set-up has been broken down and the offer withdrawn as planned - too bad, I gave folks a shot, but as promised, I'm not going to mercilessly bump this ad for years and drive everyone else's ads off the page; with this one post, it's time to move on si...

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Do the job once, and do it right! What you get: (1) The Original and Only - Full Flow Float Valve™ with lead washer (1) Pair of high quality USA Made taps for float valve threads, needle valve threads, and jet threads (1) Full Flow Float Valve™ Installation Tool Free Shipping within contiguous Unit...

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I am set up to run U & J Throttle Shafts, since I am restoring a pair right now. For anyone interested, I will make some for sale, as requests come in... I will not stock them nor custom make them in the future. My equipment will remain set up for 1 week and no longer to allow for responses, and wil...

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Gentlemen, thank you for the thoughtful comments I had always thought it would be nice to find someone who wanted to learn this sort of stuff from me, as I did as a young man, but no one has ever asked. I've worked alone long enough now that having anyone other than my wife around would drive me to ...

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This ad is being bumped after 4 weeks of dormancy, hopefully is an example to folks who feel that bumping their own ad every 2 days and driving everyone else's out of sight is really clever. It really isn't. If folks want what you have, they'll find it and buy it, regardless of how often you pimp it...

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usually MAPP gas

I don't have a nice torch anymore and am contemplating treating myself to one again. I could do with some more heat with less dwell time.

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Ed

sent you and email

thank you very much

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Continuing with the fabrication, more machining is involved: IMG_20220623_104226.jpg And now some clean up to bring back the correct finish: IMG_20220623_105930_1CS.jpg IMG_20220623_110215_1CS.jpg IMG_20220623_111334_1CS.jpg After about 8-9 hours of work - Finally, an original and the reproduction ...

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Some time back, I had a Zenith in for restoration which was missing the fuel inlet elbow and bolt. The first thing to do was to find a suitable example and duplicate it. Parts are blanked out and then are soldered using silver solder. The amount of solder consists of two very tiny chips of solder, p...

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Really need to find one of these for my dad...

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I suspect that the supplier is no longer reproducing this part, as no supplier has them in stock any more. The APCO part for the radius rod is still available, but the one that fastens the radius rod to the pan is not... I'd like to purchase a new or original part to help my dad bring his "shimmy" u...

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I purchased three U & J carbs last year as a lot, from one of our Forum posters (thank you). One of them had been all but destroyed. The main jet was bored out and extended "up" into the venturi like a submarine periscope; the venturi was removed completely and replaced by a cobbled up hunk of alumi...

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Once again, the purveyor of the obsolescent and unloved has struck!

Two inquiries and 1 sale

WHOOPIE!!! not

get them while I, or anyone else still interested in bumping these things

due to anemic interest, there is no point pimping something so few people are interested in, so fair warning

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email sent

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As was promised last year, the last set of dies have now been made and correct gaskets stamped... Brand new, custom float valve, and perfectly dimensioned custom gaskets plus the venturi spacer are now available to be purchased as a kit. Full kits will be sold until I am out of float valves, and the...

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