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dlfrisch · 04-30-2021, 10:56 AM

Took my Tollison carb. off - could’t (adjust) it to make the engine run right. One of my A friends said, use a Zenith it’s a better carb. So, I bought a used Zenith on eBay. Wow, good deal $89.00 dollars. The It was a ##$&@* mess. Cleaned it, then proceeded to disassemble it for soaking and then the air compressor and then rebuild time. It must have been put together by a gorilla- I broke the idle needle valve off, so I had to carefully drill it out and use a come-along to get the rest of the tiny nipple out. I sent to Mikes Ford a Bull for a rebuild kit. It came with the three needle valves, but the replacement idle valve (the one I broke) is longer. It installs OK, but it is longer in length. It goes up into the venteare. Has anyone experienced this situation? I have not installed this rebuilt carburater yet. It’s ready to be installed, but I have been temporarily layer-up.

04-30-2021, 10:56 AM	#1
dlfrisch Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida - 32128 Posts: 416	Carburater Took my Tollison carb. off - could’t (adjust) it to make the engine run right. One of my A friends said, use a Zenith it’s a better carb. So, I bought a used Zenith on eBay. Wow, good deal $89.00 dollars. The It was a ##$&@* mess. Cleaned it, then proceeded to disassemble it for soaking and then the air compressor and then rebuild time. It must have been put together by a gorilla- I broke the idle needle valve off, so I had to carefully drill it out and use a come-along to get the rest of the tiny nipple out. I sent to Mikes Ford a Bull for a rebuild kit. It came with the three needle valves, but the replacement idle valve (the one I broke) is longer. It installs OK, but it is longer in length. It goes up into the venteare. Has anyone experienced this situation? I have not installed this rebuilt carburater yet. It’s ready to be installed, but I have been temporarily layer-up.