1950's Gas Powered Air Compressor sitting 30 years! (Will it run!??)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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That company is right near my house they still are making great stuff I bet they would love to see this running
Maybe you could forward this video to them....?
I love this show… I like fixing old stuff. It’s just something making me happy.
Always thinking of old timers working before I get touched that old equipment.
It's been close to 20 years since I've seen them still in use, but those old VH4's where tough engines. I had customers with them in small specialized machines for underground utilities work. The most memorable one was the one which had an oil drain extension pipe added to reduce mess during an oil change -- the pipe wasn't supported and it broke off while in operation. No body noticed and it ran out of oil and continued to run until the engine got so hot it cooked the gaskets away between the intake / exhaust and the block and started running badly. I put all new gaskets in and fixed the drain and it went back to work for years to come.
"These old Wisconsin's have a bit of a drinking problem" 😂 I can feel that on a spiritual level being a wisconsinite. Love it!
My roommate was from Milwaukee. He would regale me with tales of his Steven's Point shenanigans
@@roguedalek900 Ah yes, Steven's Point WI... I always here, and still do, that the high schools there were kinda a mess, but I had a friend who didn't mind it.
1950 Wisconsin carburetor.
Carburetors like that are why I bought myself a small ultrasonic cleaner. It helps clean those carbs up right away so you can just throw them back in the same day. Saves a ton of time.
Yeah, I hear what you're saying, but with the acetone, gasoline, oil and carb cleaner you really get the smells you need to get you through the day. Especially if you are a DIY mechanic ad hoc.
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Yes I agree with the fumes and potential fires so I have a small covered area outside of the shop
Oh man I'm hoping he gets a 10 litre ultrasonic cleaner in the future
It's called a updraft carburetor
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Omg lol!
Beautiful Old And Very Neet Air Compressor From Schramm i also love the Rounded Edges and The Badging Matt 5:00 @Diesel Creek
Float level in carburetors is usaly a bit lower than the hight of the bowl, so if it over flows like yours, then the flot level is too high or the needle and seat is leaking so the carburetor is leaking.
you can adjust the float level on the float by gently bending the part that hits the needle or the "hinge" on the float.
Some old carbs had float level measurements. With the carb upside down and held square, the float should be level. If it is lower on the free end, follow the tip to bend the hinge slightly to level it.
the vibration alone of it running starting with no air pressure , would make the fuel splash violently inside the bowl, making a missing or bad bowl to body gasket leak all over ;)
also, the floats are generally parallel with the carb body when inverted and shut, so if you don't know the proper level that normally gets you close enough for the dinosaurs!
yes I tend to weak with proper measurement know to within a 32nd to 64th of an inch, but even that can be skewed with float weight changes, like a hole, soldered weight, porous and absorbing(composite floats). very far from my 1st carb service, owned and rebuilt many of my own and uncountable numbers of others from tiny model craft to large racing size :)
I've found the brass floats are easily repaired by drilling a 1/16" dia hole at the leak site, roughing it up with sand paper and soldering it shut. Solder containing lead is best but others work as well with lots of flux.
I was enjoying a bunch of your vids today.
I had a Schramm wheel mounted welder back in the day; same motor! I just hit "LIKE" right after I start the video!
I really relate to the “project I do not have time for “ 🤣
Very cool Old Vintage Wisconsin Oil Filter Matt I would save that for sure 26:43 @Diesel Creek
I love the looks of that compressor! Straight out of the Fallout games!
They way it was styled was half the reason I bought it. Very unique!
Two of my favorite youtubers visiting each other. Sweet.
@@TechGorilla1987 definitely are these two my favorites as well. :D
I was thinking it's Fallout style too, I love that art style. Like Mustie1's battery charger, Water Witch and generator.
Looks like a small section of a tractor hood.
Heck yeah the old girl Runs Sounds pretty good also Matt love that old Style Sound from these Old Engines 33:48 @Diesel Creek
When I was a kid back in the 80's, an old farmer had a Ford Model A engine that he modified where 2 cylinders were active, 2 were air compressors. Always sounded neat when it ran. This reminded me a lot of that old one. Good memory.
I highly recommend you bore scope the compressor tank before you build any pressure in it
My Dad always used emery boards. He also used cereal boxes for making gaskets. He always said never throw out cork or leather pieces they could be use too.
Emory boards are likely to leave grit behind, which a points file won't do, but a few seconds of running should blow that out, and cutting off the board as it gets dirty seems like a decent plan.
50s industrial design is just beautiful
That thing is awesome! I saw one like it that used a Ford inline 6, 3 cylinders fired, 3 pumped air. I've seen my dad solder floats, but I'm too chicken to try it myself. You might have to adjust the float height to keep the leaking to a minimum (it's a Wisconsin after all).
yes Wes I was thinking if I tried to solder that float id end up with a big ol hole in it lol surprisingly the nail polish seems to work fine.
8 minutes in and there it was, a reminder of my dad, cutting the bottom out of that cup to make a funnel. OLD school all the way. I actually laughed at that as I was taken back to my father doing the same thing. Great video
That is a very neat little machine. I like the way they put manufacturers decals on things in the old days, it definitely added a touch of class. Nice orange colour scheme as well.
I LOVE that old compressor! Great job getting it that far! It's well worth the effort, not to mention it'll be an awesome machine to have around, especially out at your other property once it's running right!
The fuel-level in the bowl should NEVER be above the gasket. Hence, your problem is with the float/valve. First thing to check is the float-height. (bend tab to adjust). Also suspect the floats are too heavy (have crud within them). The needle/seat is also something to inspect.
Good thought but the gas can and does shake around in the gas bowl. I agree on trying to lowering the fuel level, if there is trash in the float it may be floating lower than it once had.
Exactly! Floats, needle and seat.
It starting with no choke and black spark plugs is a bit of a hint that it's over fueling . I agree with your comment 100% .
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Whenever I have a trickier-than-usual solder problem, I go and see a brass instrument maker who fixes trumpets, trombones etc. for a living. These guys are really good at soldering even the most delicate stuff.
That thing is awesome! I love a simple old gas engines like that, and the styling there is very cool. I'd just be careful with that old air tank though. No telling what the rust is looking like on the inside.
Take the plug out of the side of it and scope it that's what I'd do
I've made a lot of gaskets for the junk equipment we've picked up! Sometimes cork. Sometimes gasket stock of various kinds. Sometimes cereal boxes. Have fun!
Cool rig,I love seeing other folks not be scared to buy/run a dinasouar.
I love dinosaurs lol
Nice I love older equipment I have a 1948 Willys pickup and a 1955 International Harvester tthat I've rebuilt. I bought it from Conoco Wyoming in 1977 so I'm the second owner. I've the build ticket and the original manual
you have a crane truck you could use to take it off the truck
where's the video of the crane being used. have not only seen the engine being put in the truck
@@dancurrier6421 why does that matter? What's the big deal? He has a forklift at his home
I have a similar compressor made with a 4 cylinder Jeep engine. It was purchased used from a shop in the 70's and at the time the previous owner also had another one based on a Ford V-8. I use mine once a year to blow out all the water lines at the local fairgrounds. In the past I have used it for sandblasting and even ran a 90 pound Thor pavement buster with it.
30 years ago I had a Wisconsin compressor. Bought it for junk price and sold it running for a bundle.
Great units and not hard to maintain.
Ya Dun Gud saving this one. LOL
Thanks for sharing.
"now we're Mechanicing"
"smell's like death"
Words to live by
That’s one of the coolest compressors I’ve seen. I saw one made out of a model A engine. 2 cylinders to run on and 2 to compress air.
I’ve seen V8 engine compressors. Done on a small block Ford. One bank for power, the other bank for the compressor.
That is one of the most varnished up carbs I have ever seen in my life.
Why people feel the need to hound creators about when they're gonna finish this or that, is beyond me. Three things are incumbent on someone finishing something: money, time and effort. You take as long as you like mate! Your smaller project content is equally interesting, I'm certain that when you get the time and capital together to complete the next stage on the church or the crane or whatever we'll see it, or not. C'est la vie, c'est la guerre.
Time is the hard one for me. I’m always jumping from project to project not always ones I can film either
@@DieselCreek aren't we all! Except the filming part.
Matt this compressor is a gem. Great job on the video.
Right down to the decals, a great looking piece of machinery.
I'm sure you probably already thought of this but when I have a crusty fuel tank I throw a good amount of acetone and a couple of handfuls of nuts and bolts inside and roll it around shake it back and forth dump it out, pressure wash it, dry it out with the rag and compressed air and if it's not rusted through it'll be good as new. Thanks for the videos.
Yes it’s pretty big to be rolling and shaking tho. I will take care of that in the next video
@@DieselCreek Ratchet strap it to a tractor wheel and take it for a spin
Where I retired from we had a natural gas engine 460 v8 compressor. On the right side you had the spark plugs on the left side you had the 4 stage compressor. It ran on natural gas while compressing the natural gas on the opposite side. We used these for standby pumps when rebuilding the electric motors and pumps.
This has Mustie1 written all over it. He probably has one of those seals...
My thoughts as well.
I bet he does, prolly has the carb too =D
this is the same air compressor that runs his shop
Mustie would have had it straight into the sonic cleaner.
@@johnobiro5202 on his 50cc chainsaw engine lol
That looks so cool. Love the vintage styling and the ingenuity of making a V4 into a 2cyl engine / 2 cyl compressor. I’m only at the start of the video so I’m not sure what you ended up doing with it but you could get hold of a vintage looking trailer and make it into a portable trailer compressor.
This is great, apart from the really cool compressor, I now get to see your neighbour's tracked bobcat in action the day after you described what to look for if buying a skid steer!
Yes lol but that was actually a year ago he unloaded it for me
I like seeing old machines brought back to life. I like doing such things myself. Anybody can buy a new one and make it work. But take an old one and make it work takes skill and is more fun... Thumbs Up!
Schramm is still over on this end of Pennsylvania in West Chester. Give them a call and see if they can give you info about that cool old unit.
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Those Wisconsin V4s are decent motors. They tend to run hot, especially as farm equipment motors. We had a model VG4D on a Case 850 swather. Between the chaff dust and hot summer temperatures, it would overheat and shut down from lack of compression. Just let it cool off for an hour and it was fine for a few more.
Our swather was built in 1960, so that tells you how long they produced that engine if your Schramm portable compressor is 50s.
Scramm also made tractors that also doubled as portable compressors. There's plenty of them on Facebook in antique tractor groups. They're always a treat at tractor shows
The continued shock and awe once you took the bowl off was hilarious...
I love how most of the video has been from 2 years ago
What a lovely machine. Love seeing these machines being rescued and brought back to life. Eagerly awaiting the next video for this!!
I worked at Schramm's in the early 80, they were still building these about 25 or 50 at a time untill the parts were used up. A lot of tombstone engravers used them. Schramm's sold air compressors and well drilling equipment all over
the world from here in West Chester, Pa.
That makes sense because the guy I got it from said his dad used it in a cemetery!
That was different. Love the old engines. A couple of suggestions. To test for carb leaks I use an outboard fuel tank with the squeeze bulb. You can also pump it up with air using a hand pump with a guage. 8 to 10 psi should be good if it holds for 5 minutes without loosing pressure. Did this on my 9.9hp mercury outboard carb video. On those glass fuel bulb housings try a cannon electrical plug channel lock pliers. They have the rubber grips that will turn the bowl off without breaking it. Looking forward to seeing more on this. I have a wide range of videos so check mine out too👍 Thanks
AND THE CRANE IS ROTATING AROUND!!!!COOL!!!
My father was in the Army in WWII and said the military shops had a V8 engine set up the same way. Supplied air for a bunch of things including vats for de-greasing parts in a tank filled with mineral spirits with the air bubbling up through it to provide agitation. My father told me about how they would change the oil in the '20s and '30s engines without a filter or pump, you would drain a quart or so of oil and replace it with the same amount of kerosene, then crank it and run at an idle for about 5 minutes then drain all of it and put in fresh oil. Would take out a lot of the built up sludge, BUT, do not run it above an idle while doing i.
I knew someone who worked in the mining industry, he used diesel fuel in dirty engine/sumps for the same purpose. He believed the diesel provided a bit more lubrication so was safer to use. However, do not rev the engine and never drive a vehicle like that.
I’ve heard lots of stories like that, I’m always too scared to do it myself
@@DieselCreek Granted it was at a time of engines like the model T, so clearances were sort 0f loose, and a person could change the bearings fairly easily. Also you should do like Richard Jones and NEVER run the engine fast or for very long.
I picked up a pair of vintage ingersol rand gyroflo 125 air compressors one is from 1956 and one is from 1959 with continental f162 engines these old girls had all the curves just like the old trucks of the same era. I love the vintage eauipment!
It has a sort of old school Lincoln pipeline welder vibe, like an SA200. It'd look good mounted next to one on a truck.
On a nice vintage service truck!! Hell ya!
@@DieselCreek Exactly! Like a 50's F4 or F450.
I agree with JTL adjust the float so your carb bowl don't get so full
With the float bowl, check that the plug in the bottom that holds it on, has not caused the bottom of the bowl to bow inward, which causes the sealing pressure on the bowl gasket to be lower than what it needs to be. Mustie1 has covered this once before, and ended up tapping from the inside of the bowl, out - so there was a gap on the inside surface to where the thread is, so when you do the bowl nut up, the bowl acts as a sort of spring in a way, and holds the tension on the gasket. Maybe this is valid for you too.
My thought about the carb bowl leak was that the height is off, allowing too much fuel in which then overflows; bending the tang holding the needle takes care of that.
Use a planer on both surfaces.
I just watched this video, my father worked for a tire company in Export, Pa. in the 50s and 60s that had these air compressors on their service trucks that were used for off road construction equipment. I just found your UA-cam videos about a week ago, haven’t stopped watching, enjoy it very much.
I was cleaning points with an emery board in 1972. I also thought it was a good idea.
Me too.
I have been using emery boards on my 1949 and 1957 Cushman motor scooters since 1961, also my 1955 Studebaker and my 58 and 61 Chevy's. and their still running!
WOW !!!!! When I saw the name Schramm, I just knew I needed to watch this........ There are several of us down here in Texas.....
Small world, my great grandmother on my dads side was a Schramm
Used to be a big company, someone said they were still in business
New York, western end
Wow a blast from the past. When I was a sprout we had an irrigation pump (no electric start) and a Silent Flame tobacco harvester, both with Wisconsin 4 cylinder engines very much like the bastardized 2 cylinder you are working on. My big surprise was that you didn't have any stuck valves. We had to take the cylinder heads off every year, roll the engine over with the hand crank and tap the valves back shut 2 dozen times or so before they would cycle on their own. That hand crank would kick back and was an arm breaker if you didn't respect it. NEVER wrap your thumb around the handle when you grab it!
That thing really has a rich solid sound to it !!
I remember seeing large, wheel mounted, construction compressors of this brand as a child. They were popular way back then.
Hello from Ohio I've been cleaning points with a Emery file for almost 40 years and I haven't had any problems with them yet either
After a rainy date night with a cranky 74 impala, my wife (then girlfriend) presented me with my very own package of deluxe emery boards. I knew she was a keeper.🥰
@Dieselcreek I am from West Chester, pa. I live 10 minutes away from Schramm's loved watching this
Schramm is still in business did a little research on its history why you might ask because I found your find of this piece of equipment very cool and so was the vid!😎
Likewise . I originally made a comment on how pretty it was but I’m now revisiting the video just to watch it again . Yes a girly girl likes diesel machines. My dad used to let my brother press the pedals whilst I had my head stuck in the engine asking a hundred questions. He had to give in and bought me my own set of feeler gauges , taught me to do a service and change a tyre as the brother trained to be a chef and I was the first female to be taken on in ITV’s Granada tv , Sound department .
Anyways I had a wee look at the history of this compressor and was surprised to see the company is still trading . An interesting site called ‘ Smokstak ’ an antique engine community have a great thread on this and some cool pictures of these compressors that they are restoring .
Hiya, a first start after all that goo as oil would benefit from a slow gently run with hydraulic oil in it, no revving just let the thin oil reach all the oilways for a gentle flush, then drop it all, oil filter also. Done this a few times over the 50 odd years servicing vehicles and small plant, worked for me.. Have fun, thanks for the video - Ian.. UK.
I've used these types of air compressors in the oil and gas company i work for. We had one identical to yours only it was mounted with tires and a trailer tongue so we could pull it to different locations. We mainly used it for spray painting gate valves on pipelines. They were great machines. The last one we had was sold in a company auction and went for $50.00 bucks. I could've kicked my butt for not bidding on it.
In the 90s I worked as a mechanic at an old amusement park. We had a ride that needed lots of air and the 1940s-1950s compressor on it was a Schramm. It was an electric one, likely a 25-40 HP electric motor driving what looked like an old straight 6 diesel engine converted to a compressor. Our storage tank for it was easily over 500 gallons (A horizontal tank 3' in diameter by 10' long.) and that compressor would bring it up to 125 PSI in under a minute. It ran 12 hours a day for about 1/3 of the year for better than 30 years before it finally tossed a rod. It was a beast and also had the nice raised cast SCHRAMM tags.
Wisconsin's are prone to carbon falling onto the cylinder and cracking the ring land so a common service procedure was to decarbon. the oiling system is primitive that is a felt filter and nozzels spray oil onto the crank virtually full splash, oil pressure about 15lbs these engines are bullet proof
And have a primitive oiling system. Not even supposed to use detergent oil in these engines says it right on there
Many years ago one of the service trucks I drove an old International had that exact compressor for air you could run a 1 inch drive air gun all day and it kept up no problem it was awesome when it was cranking and started it brought back memories but I do remember it was a bear to start on cold northeast mornings but once it warmed up it was good all day
Smart, simple use of the McDonald’s cup.
Emory boards are perfect, first tried it in 1999. Yep, I am a lot older then you. Nice work! Solder the float if it gives you trouble. Use plumbing solder it has flux in it. Nail polish is not that consistent. usually polymer in an acrylic resin, so if the brass is clean and it sticks, most will work. Take it off with acetone if you switch to solder.
She sounds great and nice find I haven’t seen one of these it’s a nice machine. And can’t wait to see the next one and to see what you have in store for us. Awesome work and thanks for the great content stay safe and take care
In my younger years with no money to replace parts, I've cleaned points, rotors, distributor cap contacts and even spark plugs in exactly the same way. It worked a charm!
For help with the carb check out Yesterday's Tractors, those Wisconsin V4s were used on lots of old draw bar implements.
You have to love the art deco style of the 50s 😊
"Release the schmoo!"
Ah, another AvE watcher!
when he hit the starter button i was thinking bring on the thunder (Vice Grip Garage )
AvE is one of my favorites too. I bet he's worked on some Schramm gear in his mining days.
@@wes11bravo: Maybe -- he is an engineer (salaried) and mining operations are heavily unionized; he would likely get into some trouble if he actually swung a wrench at work. I wouldn't be surprised if he oversaw work on Schramm gear, though.
Make it chooch
Skookum as frig
Saw something similar to this in 1970, trailer mounted 6 cylinder compressor. 3 cylinders were power and 3 cylinders were compressor. Commercial made with tank and hose storage. Couple jack hammers stored on one side. Mechanic I knew was working on it.
apparently it is a common thing in the compressor world. lots of people saying they've seen them
I have worked in a machine shop for over 30 years and you scare me each time you use your drill press. A drill press causes more injuries in a tool shop than any other machine and this is because we are careless when using it. The part you are drilling needs to be braced against a back rail to prevent it from spinning out of your hand and becoming a helicopter if the drill should catch on the part, especially as you break through the bottom of the hole. The drill may lock up on the part and spin, this would break your hand or if the drill breaks, it may fly away and hit you or someone near by. Always brace the part being drilled against a back safety rail and if using a larger sized drill, clamp the part down to prevent it from climbing up the drill if it catches. This is the first safety rule taught when learning to work with machinery. Please be careful!
LOVE that compressor. LOVE IT. Can’t wait to see it working 100%. Very jealous. Please post another vid of this project soon. Also PLEASE hydraulic test the air tank before you build ANY SERIOUS pressure. Easy to do. Fill tank with water,hook up gauge with range to 2000 psi, and use grease gun to pump pressure up to close to 2k psi. If it leaks or blows, it’s super low volume and safe. Can’t WAIT!
JB-Weld Slow curing is fuel resistant. I've patched up 2x fuel tanks and an oil sump with it. Both never leaked! :) In case you need to do the float again
JB weld is also a lot heavier than nail polish to it may cause the float to be too heavy
We had a Schramm on a tractor frame. Think it was military surplus machine. Compressor was just like yours, or very similar. I've worked on that thing many hours, but it would really put out the air.
. Used in a fertilizer. Pendleton, SC.
Really enjoyed your video.
Filed under: Videos You Can Smell.
We used compressor like that for years in our painting business. Brother in-law has it now. He still blows out sprinklers in his community every year for the past 25 years. The two working cylinders have unique sound as it pumps under load then to idle and back to load.
I sometimes wonder if future generations will be excited to find our tools in barns? Will their evan be barns?
I can’t like this comment enough… Throwaway society is so sad
@@DieselCreek With the exception of historical artifacts, though, it's time for the end of the ICE. I suppose the kinds of machines you feature here will be the last to go, though.
Yeah, me too. It will probably go something like this. "Hey Look at this cool Harbor Freight welder I found, I don;t think it's ever been used"...
It's already happening. Although it's electronics that the future generations will want to rescue. You should see what an 80's or early 90's PC goes for today and how many people want one
just imagine mountains of ipods, with some 140 yrs old guy,''i used to have a nokia 5610,i think,' be one in there somewhere..
I love to see old equipment from way back then, everybody says it, " They Sure Don't Make Em Like They Use To". Loved it.
Thanks
Bet Mustie would have loved to have got this one - Eat yer heart out Darren !!
The company that makes that, Schramm, is based in West Chester PA, my hometown. My best friend worked there for a number of years. They started in 1900, and are known for quality products.
You can most likely still get parts for that if you contact them.
Paging @SmallEngineMechanic. You're needed on a compressor call.
Metal (and now nylon) floats are assembled in a vacuum chamber, either
soldiered or ultrasonically welded (nylon).
The setup resembles a media blast cabinet.
For DIY repair:
Get an old suitable metal pot. Water will never get hot enough to melt solder.
Actually- find the hole, suspend it in the near boiling water, hole up,
and solder it closed. The heat will force the air out, then when the hole is plugged,
and it cools- it will be under a vacuum again.
first! Great channel! long time fan! now its off to work I go without actually watching this video lol
Thats a really pretty compressor. Head turner lol
be sure to come back now! haha have a good day!
The best part was the big smile at the end when it finally ran!
*- Wonderful assembly.*
Looks like some high grade fuel in that sediment bowl. Can't buy that stuff these days lol
In the 70s we used to use Sinclair gas {reg} which always had a pink tint.
now you'll just get ethanol blended junk that sucks moisture out the air and settles to the lowest point, rapidly corroding everything go a nasty white crust death ;)
Very cool old compressor! I have a 1954 Gilbarco electric air compressor, one the best purchases I have ever made. I use it every day.
Getting a carb kit for it should be fairly easy. They put those V4 Wisconsin motors all kinds of stuff for 30 years. I have a 1969 Case skid steer factory powered by one and have rebuilt the carb. Also take some really small, stiff wire (Guitar string or piano wire works great) and dig around in every hole you can find when the carb is apart. Those small holes get blocked with varnish and often just carb cleaner doesn't clean them out.
We are almost twinning!! I have a gordon-smith 1963 but AWESOME to know we are still out there!!!
I would take a good close look at those tanks before you let the air pressure build. If they put it away with water/moisture they could be rusted out and time bomb waiting to happen.
Several years ago I worked for a guy who had 2 compressors made from flat head 4 cylinder engines. Same principle ran on 2 made air on 2 Thanks for sharing your videos with us
You're worse than me when it comes to projects I don't need or have time for that's impressive.
We had compressors like that on the railroad & I was a mechanic on the track working equipment . Wisconsins are good engines , electric starters make them worth a lot when trying to start on cold days . We had a compressor that was a 302 Ford V-8 that one bank was power and the other was compressor , great rig . Your compressor will come in real handy . Great video , keep them cards and letters coming .
New technical terms "Now we're mechanicin'!" "Caburibdator"😂 Pro tip: Don't use your wife's toothbrush to clean your carb.
You can poke a couple of holes in those brass floats, clean the inside out, then reseal them with solder. It's easy. Done it many times. Make sure it's sealed up good!
Dc: "need to find a way to unload it since it weighs 800 lbs and I don't have any machinery here"
Me: where's the forklift?
DC: "well that last clip was a year ago..."
Me: oh. That's where it is
One of the reasons I decided I needed a Forklift lol
@@DieselCreek yeah, like, i need a reason.... 😄😄😄