Trip to the salvage yard

Been having problems for years getting my combine to run right. It has a Chrysler 318 engine and it would always starve for gas at max rpm's. Tried going through the carb myself and had 2 so called pros look at it, both proclaimed it fixed, but still the same issue. Took the heads off last year thinking it was a bad valve, but still the same. Earlier this week I took the carb off again to check things and found a piece missing inside, likely my problem. So I ordered a new carb online which I thought was very reasonably priced at $70.00. The problem is the throttle shaft turns the opposite way, and no way to turn it around without significant fabrication. So I decided a trip to the salvage yard was in order, I knew they didn't have any case combines like mine but do have some Oliver and white combines with the 318 in them and I was hoping one of them would have a carb that worked. But then I remembered that in the shed with all the new parts they had a shelf full of carbs, several hundred different ones. On that shelf I found 8 or 10 brand new carbs for my combine. Lol. Should have known not to doubt that Larson Imp would have what I needed. Lol

He sounds like the Burke pitcher of my area except a lot bigger . I?ve seen and know guys that can build carbs but I?m not one of them .

Generally if I work on a carb it's worse after than when I start.

Been there myself a couple of times. Always had what I was looking for and at a good price. I also like looking at their old line up of tractors. Could spend a few thousand on some of them!

I would hope you bought a "spare" just in case????? Put it in a little box on the shelf and gift wrap it. Now you are covered. For my 600 series Mc Culloch chainsaws I have several spare brand new carbs and those inline fuel filters for garden tractors I must have thirty in a big ziplock bag. Several neighbors know I have them and they give me a call when the need a filter. No harm in having LABELED inventory so you can find it when you need it.

Where do you live? I used to go to Pitcher's.

That carb goes on a Case combine that is 50 years old. Do you think Jon's combine and he will be around in another 50 years when that carb fails??
Loren

Yes, my workbench is where otherwise rebuildable carbs go to die. I try EVERYTHING else I can think of before going into the carb.

With advent of corn squeezins the carb may not last as long as the first

Se corner of Idaho

That?s about the luck I?ve had trying to do em . My nephew is pretty handy on the smaller ones going to see if he can do the one on My 72 gmc dump truck

Sure, why not. Think positive.

I ever get in your area with time to spare I will be asking how to find your salvage yard. Looks like a fun place to just walk around and with all the projects I have I am sure I would find something I need. Tom

It is amazing what you can find there. Was just there last week digging around in the JD combines to get a fuel gauge for my 4020.

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Do they have any of the old 95-105 combines left? All the yards in my area sent them to scrap. Tom

We lived in Weston. Near Pocatello now.

Yes they do.