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Leaky Carburator
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Leaky Carburator
Can't keep gas in the tank. Continuous drip from carb. I bought a carb rebuild kit - figure I'll just take the carb off and use the kit to "rebuild" it. New ground for me, Any suggestions?
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Re: Leaky Carburator
Hope it's a quality kit. Cheap ones hurt more than help. Watch out for the idle tube easy to break, expensive to replace. Get a good bowl gasket and maybe a needle and seat. Check float height and needle seal. Look up Lurker Carl's carb fixes for good information. You can do it!
"I'd rather be a mechanic in the shop"- Henry Ford
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- Location: Kimper, KY
Re: Leaky Carburator
I have no idea of the quality. It is a "Mark's Carb & Magneto Service" Carburetor Repair Kit. 25 pieces in all. Couple gaskets, some brass fittings, lock washers, fine lookin' steel screws, etc. don't know what the fiber bushings/rings are for yet, but I've got three!
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Re: Leaky Carburator
Hi,
I agree with Dan above.
Usually if a Cub carburetor is dripping when the Cub is sitting, it is the needle and seat, at the float, or the float level is too high, or both. The needle and seat wear out after years of use. I've had the same Cub for many years, and had to replace the needle and seat several times over the years. The last one I put in has lasted much longer, don't know why, but has. All were from IH, and Case IH.
Pull the 2 halves of the carb straight apart for 3 or 4 inches, the idle tube is easy to break off if you are not careful. It is fastened onto the top half of the carb.
Blow out the passages with air when it is apart. The dirt and goop settles in the bottom of the carb, and in the little passages. Be sure the passages are open and clean. Wear your safety goggles then.
Don't over tighten the 4 screws that hold the 2 halves together, it is easy to warp the top half over where the bowl is. Check the halves where the gasket goes with a straight edge tool, and see if they are straight, and not warped. I think there are men on here that can straighten a top if it is warped.
Here are pages from the Cub parts book showing the IH carb.
http://www.farmallcub.info/manuals/cub_ ... 012-12.jpg
http://www.farmallcub.info/manuals/cub_ ... 012-13.jpg
I agree with Dan above.
Usually if a Cub carburetor is dripping when the Cub is sitting, it is the needle and seat, at the float, or the float level is too high, or both. The needle and seat wear out after years of use. I've had the same Cub for many years, and had to replace the needle and seat several times over the years. The last one I put in has lasted much longer, don't know why, but has. All were from IH, and Case IH.
Pull the 2 halves of the carb straight apart for 3 or 4 inches, the idle tube is easy to break off if you are not careful. It is fastened onto the top half of the carb.
Blow out the passages with air when it is apart. The dirt and goop settles in the bottom of the carb, and in the little passages. Be sure the passages are open and clean. Wear your safety goggles then.
Don't over tighten the 4 screws that hold the 2 halves together, it is easy to warp the top half over where the bowl is. Check the halves where the gasket goes with a straight edge tool, and see if they are straight, and not warped. I think there are men on here that can straighten a top if it is warped.
Here are pages from the Cub parts book showing the IH carb.
http://www.farmallcub.info/manuals/cub_ ... 012-12.jpg
http://www.farmallcub.info/manuals/cub_ ... 012-13.jpg
- schmibm
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Re: Leaky Carburator
Not sure how quickly it drips. Rebuilding the carb will probably help. However, you typically want to shut the gas off and let it run out of gas in the bowl first. This is my norm for shutdown on any of my tractors. Then you don't have to worry about gas going bad in the carb and causing issues. If the carb still drips, then your fuel filter base needs replaced.
1949 Project Cub
1955 Cub Lo-Boy "Jack"
1957 Cub Lo-Boy "Mac"
1957 Cub with 5' Woods Belly Mower "James"
24 other Farmalls A thru SMTA.
1955 Cub Lo-Boy "Jack"
1957 Cub Lo-Boy "Mac"
1957 Cub with 5' Woods Belly Mower "James"
24 other Farmalls A thru SMTA.
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Re: Leaky Carburator
Tisco and tractor supply are the ones you want to stay away from. If the kit originally came from the same supplier as CNH, Steiner, or Messicks, probably ok. Clean main jet with FINE wire and compressed air only. It's the hex head plug on the side of carb.
Here's the link!
http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/Mainte ... index.html
Here's the link!
http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/Mainte ... index.html
"I'd rather be a mechanic in the shop"- Henry Ford
252646 & 221525. 195897 (Gone, but not forgotten)
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