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Mike's Dream · 03-13-2025, 07:19 PM

Hello all, before I put my Nellie ('31 Model A Tudor) away for the winter I had developed a gas leak where the gas line connects to the coupling to run a Model B carburetor (which came on the car). So over the winter I replaced the brass couplings I purchased from Snyder's. Today I decided to re-mount the carburetor and try to fire up old Nellie, but now I had a bad drip from the drain plug, so I tried to tighten it with no luck and again I took the carburetor off and this time discovered the reason I couldn't tighten the drain plug was that the threads in the carb body had worn and the drain plug wasn't long enough to grab any of the threads further up the body. My first question is can I use a longer bolt say a 3/8" x 24 x 1/2" or will I fowl something up inside the lower body?? My second question is can some one recommend where I could purchase a quality rebuilt model B or any reliable carburetor in case mine can no longer be used. I truly appreciate any information or guidance.

03-13-2025, 07:19 PM	#1
Mike's Dream Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fair Lawn, New Jersey Posts: 1	First Time Poster Hello all, before I put my Nellie ('31 Model A Tudor) away for the winter I had developed a gas leak where the gas line connects to the coupling to run a Model B carburetor (which came on the car). So over the winter I replaced the brass couplings I purchased from Snyder's. Today I decided to re-mount the carburetor and try to fire up old Nellie, but now I had a bad drip from the drain plug, so I tried to tighten it with no luck and again I took the carburetor off and this time discovered the reason I couldn't tighten the drain plug was that the threads in the carb body had worn and the drain plug wasn't long enough to grab any of the threads further up the body. My first question is can I use a longer bolt say a 3/8" x 24 x 1/2" or will I fowl something up inside the lower body?? My second question is can some one recommend where I could purchase a quality rebuilt model B or any reliable carburetor in case mine can no longer be used. I truly appreciate any information or guidance.