Carb straightening jig and Cubarama

[Bill Hudson]

Scott,

I'm glad to be of help.

Bill

[Scrivet]

Well I got back and set the carb on the shelf and haven't picked up a new gasket for it yet. But thought everybody may like to see what it was we started with. I'll do a follow up when I get it back on the tractor.

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Many thanks to Barnyard for doing this. It was a source of entertainment, wise cracks, and fun for most of the day. Some were even about the Carb!

[Barnyard]

Man, I almost forgot what that thing looked like when we started. I wish we could have gotten the one end flat. I did get a kick out of the comment from one un-named person who said, "I have never seen a bottom warped like that."

[Rabbit Holler Flash]

The fellow makin that comment never delt with the " Higgin.. bottom" boys b4 . We both have been called warped b4.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Uncle Lee tried to be a straightening jig for you two, but not sure he ever made it.

[Barnyard]

Hey Scrivet, do you happen to have any pix of the carb after we worked on it.

[Scrivet]

Plan on taking some when I get around to putting the new gasket in I picked up this past Saturday. I'm having to recover awhile from sticker shock before I can work on it. I had to pay $1.50 for a carb gasket! That's like SIX whole quarters!!!!!!!!

[Barnyard]

I had to pay $1.50 for a carb gasket! That's like SIX whole quarters!!!!!!!!

Holy Cow... I used to get a haircut, a Barq's root beer AND a Clark Bar for that kind of money.

[Scrivet]

Tried the new gasket today. Started with the screws finger snugged, then 1/4 turn, then another 1/4 turn. The section by the inlet is still loose, I can wiggle the gasket with my finger. I'm thinking something like a saddle to fit over the hump when clamping it on the jig to get a better grip. The hump is 1/2" wide and 5/16" high so maybe grinding off one side of a 1/2" nut? Here's the pictures.

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[Bob McCarty]

Scrivet, If you still have access to the flattening jig, you can use a c-clamp over the gas inlet. The curvature makes it a little hard to tighten the clamp though. Rick Prentice came up with a secondary jig which functions like what you describe. It's a piece of one inch square stock that is drilled to fit the two diameters of the inlet and then sectioned to fit flat on the sides of the inlet.

Bob

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Scrivet, remove the gasket and put a washer between the halves where each screw goes through and just snug the screws a little, then use your big vice or mine to carefully bring that corner in till it is straight. I have done that on a couple of them, and surprisingly was successful.

[Scrivet]

OK sounds like a workable idea. That picture was taken on the back of Frenchy and there's a big vise on the other corner. Can I use that instead of your big vice?

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I have more than one type of VICE/VISE.

[Bill Hudson]

Good thing you two have known each other for years. I would like to be around to see you two together. Might even want to throw Rabbit Holler Flash into the mix. I'm sure it would be a hoot.

Bill

[Barnyard]

Good thing you two have known each other for years. I would like to be around to see you two together. Might even want to throw Rabbit Holler Flash into the mix. I'm sure it would be a hoot.

Bill

They were both at Cubarama, but they were seldom seen together.