Cork float in reg. and 1020 carb

Oldiron29 · Jul 30, 2009

I have a 10-20 and 4 regulars that all have cork floats in the carb. I had problems with gas running through carbs can't stop the leaking.
I dressed the needles and they seem to stop the flow but after sitting it over flows and leaks.
Have pulled all corks the past winter and coated with bulls eye white shelac. They don't seam to be putting enough pressure on needle to stop flow. Is there no choose but to buy new corks every time the gas mess's them up? I like these old girls but can't keep putting new corks in every year. oldiron29

Walt (Ont) · Jul 30, 2009

I think that the the amount of ethanol that they are blending with gasoline dissolves the shellsc and gives the cork a shorter life.

Canadian Ken · Jul 30, 2009

Hi
My neighbor has a 12 20 that they bought new in 1936. It had a cork float. When we got it out of his shed after sitting for 20 years, the cork float had shriveled up and was all out of shape. A friend suggested a steel float out of a briggs and stratton engine which is also a dough nut shape. We soldered it to the original stem of the cork float and it has worked great ever since.

Ken

F20Puller · Jul 31, 2009

We have brass floats available for the carbs ready to go. Alderson Tractor 641-624-2275

Cork float in reg. and 1020 carb

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