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benbuilder · 06-04-2021, 06:00 AM

I bought a simple kit for this carb to rebuild. i took the carb apart after it was leaking badly. This is how i bought the car. It never ran for me.

I am done with the rebuild, but i have this one small gasket left over. Does it go in this jet that controls the throttle? The kit came with two of them, the other was installed in the bottom jet.

Thanks for the help

old31 · 06-04-2021, 08:29 AM

No, that does not go in the GAV.

nkaminar · 06-04-2021, 04:57 PM

Not sure about the Tillotson, but on a Zenith the height of the main jet and the float level are adjusted by different thicknesses and numbers of gaskets.

Anteek29 · 06-04-2021, 06:26 PM

X2 what nkaminar wrote.

Neshkoro · 06-04-2021, 06:44 PM

I believe that looks like the gasket for the jet that you access from the bottom of the carb. My tillitson kit had that gasket included, too. Problem is that it was too big in diameter to fit in the threaded hole for that jet. I used the original gasket. Most Tillitsons leak because the casting mating surfaces are not flat. On my Tillitson I made a gasket from gasoline- proof sealer to mismatch of the surfaces. The purists may not like that but it worked for me.

MickyD · 06-05-2021, 08:45 PM

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When my tilly leaked it was at the top gasket. I put in a new top gasket with a dab of black permatex. It has not leaked since

Redbird · 06-05-2021, 09:39 PM

If warped mating surfaces, remove carb and flushout a blow out ALL gas. Baked mine in kitchen oven @ 250 degrees with "C" clamps. Check every 20 minutes and tighten clamps to true up the surfaces. Worked for me.

benbuilder · 06-27-2021, 05:49 PM

Well i rebuilt the carb and flattened out the mating surfaces, and after a few tries the engine started right up. Ran pretty good. Thanks for the help

ETAModel · 06-27-2021, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbird

If warped mating surfaces, remove carb and flushout a blow out ALL gas. Baked mine in kitchen oven @ 250 degrees with "C" clamps. Check every 20 minutes and tighten clamps to true up the surfaces. Worked for me.

I like that idea... i'll have to remember that.

burner31 · 06-28-2021, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETAModel

I like that idea... i'll have to remember that.

Remember to leave it in the oven and let it cool "slowly"

06-04-2021, 08:29 AM	#2
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,097	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question No, that does not go in the GAV.

06-04-2021, 04:57 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question Not sure about the Tillotson, but on a Zenith the height of the main jet and the float level are adjusted by different thicknesses and numbers of gaskets. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

06-04-2021, 06:26 PM	#4
Anteek29 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 985	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question X2 what nkaminar wrote. __________________ Alan 1929 Special Coupe 1941 Pick-Up 1955 Victoria

06-04-2021, 06:44 PM	#5
Neshkoro Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 105	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question I believe that looks like the gasket for the jet that you access from the bottom of the carb. My tillitson kit had that gasket included, too. Problem is that it was too big in diameter to fit in the threaded hole for that jet. I used the original gasket. Most Tillitsons leak because the casting mating surfaces are not flat. On my Tillitson I made a gasket from gasoline- proof sealer to mismatch of the surfaces. The purists may not like that but it worked for me.

06-05-2021, 08:45 PM	#6
MickyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Welcome NC Posts: 207	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) When my tilly leaked it was at the top gasket. I put in a new top gasket with a dab of black permatex. It has not leaked since

06-05-2021, 09:39 PM	#7
Redbird Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 535	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question If warped mating surfaces, remove carb and flushout a blow out ALL gas. Baked mine in kitchen oven @ 250 degrees with "C" clamps. Check every 20 minutes and tighten clamps to true up the surfaces. Worked for me.

06-27-2021, 05:49 PM	#8
benbuilder Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 53	Re: Tillotson carb rebuild question Well i rebuilt the carb and flattened out the mating surfaces, and after a few tries the engine started right up. Ran pretty good. Thanks for the help