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Old 10-03-2013, 01:09 PM   #3
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Default Re: Simmons Carb Parts

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Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft View Post
As far as I know , no new parts are available for the Simmons carburetors. After cleaning the parts thoroughly, I install the needle and seat in the upper housing. I give the needle a firm but not too hard tap with a small hammer. The downward force of the hammer lick seats the needle to the seat good for me. Some use tooth past as a lapping compound. The hammer trick works best for me. The cast iron Simmons is my all time favorite carburetor.
Thanks for the reply, I was hoping you would respond because you are the Simmons expert on here. I'll give it a try.

What happened was when I put it back on the car it was flooding out, so I removed it and adjusted the float tab. It still dripped a little, so I adjusted it more. What I ended up with was a float way out of level and not set properly. So I just took it off and put a rebuilt Zenith on for now. As far as the idle jet, do you think the Zenith is OK?

Thanks again
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