Carburetor Confusion on Farmall M, dist or gas?

Posted by Gregory Travis on May 07, 2005 at 17:49:20 from (66.244.86.218):

I've been rebuilding the head on my M and, as part of that, I
started rebuilding my carburetor. I was surprised to find that
the carburetor bowl assembly is a:

6514 DA

and the throttle body assembly is an 8557

My parts manual says the 6514 carburetor bowl is a kerosene/
distillate carburetor bowl, not gasoline. And it does not mention
the 8557 throttle body at all, referring only to the 8867. I
double-checked the numbers till my eyes crossed.

Now I have assumed all along that my engine is a gasoline
engine. It has only a single fuel tank, the manifold on it was a
gasoline manifold, and the exhaust valves were equipped with
rotator caps. I've run gasoline in the thing ever since I bought it.

My questions are:

1) What kind of FrankenCarburetor am I looking at and is it
possible to rebuild it as a gasoline carb? If so, which kit do I
get?

2) I've already ordered gasoline valve guides, gasoline intake
valves, gasoline exhaust valves, etc. for the head and it's at the
machine shop. Is there any chance that the engine was
originally a distillate/kerosene engine and, if so, can the
gasoline valve parts be used in the head without problem?

Thanks very much!

greg

Follow Ups:

• Re: Carburetor Confusion on Farmall M, dist or gas DWV 19:59:22 05/07/05 (3)
  • Re: Carburetor Confusion on Farmall M, dist or gas CNKS 20:14:11 05/07/05 (2)
    • Re: Carburetor Confusion on Farmall M, dist or gas Gregory Travis 20:24:21 05/07/05 (1)
      • Re: Carburetor Confusion on Farmall M, dist or gas willliamf 13:45:51 05/08/05 (0)
• Re: Carburetor Confusion on Farmall M, dist or gas CNKS 18:55:53 05/07/05 (0)

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