1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning I have had this car for two weeks and I am new to Model A's. Today the adjusting rod doesn't turn. Yesterday I was able to turn it clockwise to seat it and counter clockwise. The car starts and runs, but it seems like the mixture is rich. The choke operation in and out works fine.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Under your hood where the rod attaches to the carb, there should be a sleeve over the joint with a spring pushing it down. Check parts suppliers online catalogs for pictures! :-)
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Sometimes the knob will strip out, knob turns the shaft doesn't...
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Actually on the repos the knob unscrews from the rod.... i usually locktite them on
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Welcome to a fellow North Carolinian!
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Hey! Beaufort here.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning In my case the knob isn't turning at all.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning maybe overtightened?
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If it's a repro knob, then I do the same as Mitch, Loctite it. |
Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning I've always heard that its not a wind up toy, get the thing set where it runs good and leave it alone. Then only adjust for long hills or the difference between summer and winter. Theres no reason to turn it closed every time you park.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Pull the rod in the engine compartment to take the sleeve off and separate the rod from the piece sticking out of the carb. Now you can verify what's stuck. If the rod in the carb is stuck,you could try penatrate like areo kroil ect, to help start the separation process.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning this makes sense
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning The GAV on my '30 is really, really hard to turn. It is so tight that I swore it was fully closed all summer (while also trying to figure out why the car was running way too rich), but eventually I found out that it was still nearly a full turn open. I've had the whole thing apart twice down by the carb, and everything seems fine and turns easily when apart, but when it gets put back together I have to use a ridiculous amount of force to get it to turn inside the car. I still haven't figured it out. But, at least for now, I finally know where closed is and now I just kinda keep it about 1/4 open all the time so I don't need to mess with it much, and the car runs a lot better now. Eventually, it would be nice to figure out what's wrong with it (and I also don't want to break it by having to crank on it so hard).
Is there something inside this mechanism that should be lubricated to make it turn easier? |
Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Take it apart, really easy, and find out what makes it tick. There is not much in there. All you are doing is moving a needle valve in and out. Some pliers will help you figure it out.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning I have removed the GAV to take out the needle and apply a very light coating of anti-seize to the needle. Then work it in by turning while out of the carb body. Then back off the needle and re-install. Worked for me for years.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning I seem to remember long ago that I ran a die over needle threads to free up a fit that was too snug but sure don't remember the size and pitch description.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning Could it be one of the needles made some years back that the shank that the end of the housing pinched on that was too large and you needed to remove the ring on the housing so the needle could freely turn in the housing. Not recommending this because the ring keeps the needle from changing on its own but if it helps in this case.
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Re: 1931 Tudor. Carburetor adjusting rod not turning I tried turning it hard counter clockwise and nothing. I think I will try 100IH suggestion tomorrow.
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