What a friend

[Dan in CO]

I recently purchased a “new” carburetor for my 1947 2N. It was one of the black ones that sells for around $146 at many web sites and TSC. The thing was cracked and leaked gas and would not run without the choke at idle. I fought with that dang thing for a couple of months without success. Since I have previously tried to rebuild an original M/S TSX 241 and had all kinds of trouble getting the jets out (lots of swearing and mauled brass in the bottom of the carb), and now a new one that also doesn’t work, I was at a loss for what to do next. Along comes my best friend on the forum – GB in MT. Gary agreed to build one for me out of a used carb and a rebuild kit. I just received it on Friday and it really makes the old Beast much more usable. I no longer have a puddle of gas on the floor under the tractor and it will run well at idle with no choke! This one also has some improvements over the original such as a drain cock instead of the plug in the bottom of the bowl. This carb is better than new!

I wanted all of the folks who read this forum to know what a great guy and friend Gary is and to publicly thank him for all the help he has given me both on and off the forum ---

Thank you Gary

 

[Anonymous-0]

Don't know Gary well, but I take him to be a guy that would go out of his way to help anyone.
Glad to hear good things about him, even if he doesn't like Wood Duck poop.

 

[david heath]

gary, has also helped me out,he knows alot about n tractors. thanks gary. david heath

 

[GB in MT.]

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Whoa up guys.......Thanks for the very nice words....but...I'm just a guy that likes to help if I can. I'm not really a miracal worker....can't heal the sick, nor walk on water, in fact I can't even fix my arm, which I just now broke, trying to pat myself on the back. :lol:
I do however, like to hear,that I have helped some.
In the first place, why would anybody listen, to a decrepid, old man, that looks like this?????

Thanks again, to all, and.....Have an "N" day.

Gary

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[souNdguy]

Dan.. now that you are up and running.. why not tell us where the crack is in the old carb... Cast iron solders VERY esilly.. and a solder job in a low stress part like that should be a more or less permanent fix, depending on if the crack is in a solderable area.

soundguy

 

[souNdguy]

Forgot to mention.. you might be able to canibalize the old 241 and the new cracked carb, depending on how good the 'copy' was made..

soundguy

 

[Dan in CO]

The worst crack is in the bottom by the plug See the white line of talcum powder just below the plug. Since the plug can expand the crack, I think this may not be a low stress area. I did fill it with JB weld, but it still leaks.

 

[souNdguy]

I'd solder it, then put in a drain petcock with thread putty.. since the cock won't taken out like a plug.. it should be fine..

The inlet ear on my 8n's old 241 is cracked where the elbow inlet filter is.. Since I don't remove that elbow once I sealed.. it' dont leak.. and the crack onmine is WAY bigger than yours... In my case.. I used JB weld VS thread putty since it was going to be a more or less permanent assembly, vs a plug.. etc.

If you had a hobby machine shop you could always OS the hole, tap it for threads again, make a custom ext/int threaded insert.. set it with fuel safe thread-tite goop of choice., then re-use the oem plug.. however I like the idea of the drain cock even better... bet it is a 2$ item at TSC.

soundguy

 

[souNdguy]

As another option you could solder in a 1/8 pipe thread to thread fitting, and then cap with a pipe cap.. etc.. less elegant.. but would/should work..

soundguy

 

[Dan in CO]

Soundguy;

Both of your ideas are good ones. Gary put a drain petcock in the new one he built for me & I think that is an "elegant" solution.