Addition to the collection - help needed

I just got this Fordson e27n home the other day. I used to pass it every week on the way to work but the owner was never keen to sell, he finally accepted a bid from me a couple of weeks ago.
It been standing outside for a few years now but although there is some water in the engine its not stuck which is lucky. Im not too up on these TVO models so could use some advice. Magneto seems to be providng spark to all plugs but carb is in a bit of a mess. I strip it down to find lots of water inside and many of the moving parts are stuck and oxidised. I have attached a couple of pictures of the carb float, it looks like its been compressed out of shape and part filled with either water or gas. Im guessing its needs to be drained , reshaped and soldered again. How would you guys suggest I go about this? Any help appreciated.
Bill

Scroll down on the page at the link posted below for helpful float repair instructions.
Make it FLOAT

Hello Bob
Are you sure they are still open ? when I was back in Eldon last April & the Frist part of May I checked with a shop & they told me it was closed .
I was raised in Eldon ,MO. I left there in 58 when I went into the Military . We try to get back very year as my Mother is still living.

My E Mail is [email protected]

John in Az.

John, I have NO idea if they are still open or not, I simply posted their instructions on how to repair a brass float. I have posted that link here several times over the past 4 or 5 years.

I have re-soldered leaking floats but never have reshaped one.

Full of liquid? It looks like a dot of solder(in the photo)is closing the pressure equilibrium hole. This hole is open during the manufacturing process to allow the expanded air to escape while the float seams are soldered.

You may get lucky and if you heat the float, it may expand the liquid/vapor and pop your indentation back out. You may have to restrain the other sides so they don't become bulged from the pressure.

On my 560 Farmall, I had gasoline in my float and used an electric heat gun to heat just enough to create sufficient vapor pressure to force the gas out of the crack. (don't get too close as the heating coils are hot)I then opened the "dot" to allow pressures to equalize while soldering. Since my crack was close to the attaching bracket, it acted like a bit of a heat sink. I used the heat gun to give it a bit of preheat (just like welding) and then soldered the crack shut. I then let it cool somewhat and then soldered the "dot" closed.

I don't know, would plaster of paris restrain the other sides of the float enough and then apply heat to pop the dent back out? May want to tape off some of the bracket as chipping out plaster of paris from the convolutions may be a bit tedious.

Now I know why SamN40 in NI picks on my blue MF30.. the New York state paint job was the same as Fordsons... that explains it...
You can't find a float there? Then us yanks would be stuffed trying to find things like that... if no carb shop can do it, I would say a local jeweler or silversmith would repair it... for a price... my guess is that the bowl was full of water- and
froze...

Drill a tiny hole and using a rubber tipped blow gun use compressed air to carefully pop it back into shape, solder hole.

As Tony mentioned, the water accumulated in the bowl froze and crushed the float. I have seen it happen more than one time on small engines. If there is liquid inside the float, that means, more than likely that there is a small crack somewhere, caused by the compression of the ice. The float repair instructions that Bob provided a link to, sounds do-able,just takes time and patience.

Hi Bill, thats a 1950/51 E27N with the improved vaporiser. New floats are available from the OLD 20 parts co on 01332 792698 and there part number for the float is 1110040. MJ

Thanks everyone, I will try a repair if not successful then Ill try the Old Twenty as suggested.
Bill