busted rear carb

[Tinster]

I'm still trying to clean out that red mud from my fuel
system. Carbs are still in place and lowered
one float bowl and got it clean.

The rear float bowl will not come off. It lowered
about 1/4" and that is all. It will not go back up.
I can rotate the bowl slightly.

I can see into the bowl bottom what appears to be a shiny
hinge I cam move it with a tiny screwdriver. The hinge
appears loose and unattached.

All ideas and suggestions appreciated.

thnaks,

dale

 

[RonMacPherson]

Dale, you have a recalcitrant(sp?) carb, not busted.

Sounds from your description, like the float hinge pin may have come loose.
Time to pull the rear carb, use some good penetrant and spray onto the reluctant screws. I believe the float screws are not the infamous reed and prince,but it's been so long since I've been completely into a Stromberg, so a good fitting screwdriver should work quite nicely in removing them.

May have to turn in 1/4 turn and then back out 1/2 turn at a time, after the penetrant has had time to soak into the thread bores.

 

[Brosky]

Dale,

I found the spares that I thought that I had lost and I'm USPS Priority mailing you two (2) new bowl gaskets tomorrow morning from CT.

Consider it my pleasure to help get Amos back on the road. I want to see more pictures of the beaches, not pictures of contaminated fuel in jars in your garage.

 

[amcboy]

Yea beaches please! PM me your address and I'll send a good used float!

 

[Tinster]

Dale,

I found the spares that I thought that I had lost and I'm USPS Priority mailing you two (2) new bowl gaskets tomorrow morning from CT.

Consider it my pleasure to help get Amos back on the road. I want to see more pictures of the beaches, not pictures of contaminated fuel in jars in your garage.

<span style="color: #990000">Thanks Paul,
I sure hope I'm not back into one step forward-three steps backward mode again.
A bit depressing this recent setback.

Amcboy- done! Thanks


dale </span>

 

[2wrench]

Hang in there, Tinster. You can do it.

 

[Brosky]

Dale,

Sent via Express Mail. You should have in your mitts by 3:00PM Thursday.

Keep the faith.....

 

[Banjo]

Dale has mitts? I thought that was Docs SWMBO? oh, wait, that's "Smitts" not "mitts" ...
Dale, Sounds like the seal on the rear float bowl is hangin up a bit. or if the float came loose, mebbe it's jamming itsself a bit on the way off. All in all sounds like a dilemma, but not "broken"
Whazzup with that debris?! that's nuts. I wish there was something I could do from here to help you.