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| | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 | I have a carb (28AV11) and want to rebuild it. All the passages are sealed with lead plugs, and the rebuild kit does not contain any.
Anyone have a source for lead plugs? Or know of a complete kit with the lead plugs? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,851 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,851 | Go to any sporting goods department, including Wally World, and pick up a package of split shot fishing weights. Little lead balls, in all sorts of diameters. The split mends itself when you tap it into the hole in the carb.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Why pull them out? Unless a carb is all corroded up a good soak, rinse, & air blast will clean all the passages.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | A way back when I was a young sprout, my pop who was an old journyman mechanic taught me to pull the plugs and clean all the passages. Back then when you bought a carb rebuild kit it would have new lead plugs included. Quite often the carb cleaner doesn't get into the corners of deep passages. Much of the time I still try to pull the plugs if it looks like I can't get in to the passage with a pipe cleaner and solvent.
I've made up aluminum plates with a taperd hole that I can use to form new plugs. If you drill the hole small then work the bit around to taper the lip some you can make a pretty good tapered plug. A soldering iron will melt enough lead to fill the hole and with it you can shape a fairly good rivet head. A good rap on the table will usually dislodge the plug from the mold.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 | Do you mean actual lead, or solder?
Lead melts at 622° F - my soldering iron won't do much. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | I've just used solid solder in the past.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,962 | My Weller D650 will melt lead, but solder will work, I would use rosin core instead of acid core solder though. .177 pellets for a pellet gun will work on a Zenith carb. I'm not sure if pellet guns are still around. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 181 | My Weller D650 will melt lead, but solder will work, I would use rosin core instead of acid core solder though. .177 pellets for a pellet gun will work on a Zenith carb. I'm not sure if pellet guns are still around. Oh yes! They still sell pellet guns. Mine is a squirrel killing machine. bought it after a squirrel did $800 damage to the wiring in my '04 colorado...... I killed about 80 of em' in 1.5 years. just don't let the cops find out.....don't ask
Bryan
1954 3104 235 "AD" L-6 3-on-the tree
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