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OK to make new drain plug on carb?

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Britcheflee

08-30-2007 02:31:38




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Previous owner braized over both the drain plug holes with what looks like brass on the bottom section of the carb on my 8N. I have an old thread tapping kit and was wondering could I make a new drain plug hole and thread it near to the old braized over ones or is the material that the bottom section of the carb is made of likely to split?




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old

08-30-2007 07:46:18




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 Re: OK to make new drain plug on carb? in reply to Britcheflee, 08-30-2007 02:31:38  
In the long run you will probably find you will be better off just replacing that carb. Most of the time the heat used to do what has been done will in fact cause very small cracks in the cast iron of the carb and if you then try to fix the drain plug area it will most likely end up cracking the carb and then you will still have just a piece of junk on you hands. I have at least one carb like that if not a few others. One of them some one trind to fix and its just a piece of junk now because the brazed up a crck and that warped the carb so bad that the float hang up on the inside. You can get a good rebuilt carb for around $150 and doing so you will probably come out $$ and time ahead of the game

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Dan

08-30-2007 04:49:59




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 Re: OK to make new drain plug on carb? in reply to Britcheflee, 08-30-2007 02:31:38  
The correct drain plugs WERE made of bronze. It is a buch of very small bronze beads pressed together until almost solid - but not quite. This makes a screen that keeps out dirt but allows liquid to flow through.

Make sure you are not thinking this bronze plug is a brazed area. BTW - these plugs are still available new, and can be press fitted into the carb.

Dan



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gahorN

08-30-2007 03:19:48




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 Re: OK to make new drain plug on carb? in reply to Britcheflee, 08-30-2007 02:31:38  
That depends. The original carb body was cast iron. It may already have had it's plug over-tightened thereby causing a crack, and might explain why it was brazed.



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