Merry Christmas to Mom, Senior and Squatch! Getting closer to seeing the H fire up. Oh I forgot, I guess we have to get our gas tank pretty and red before we do that.
As a non-mechanic, your description of a "simple carburetor" had me shaking my head. All those little parts seem way beyond simple to me. Thanks for the lesson!
I mean, they seem and to an extent are complex, but the functions "under the umbrella" are pretty simple. Take fuel, vaporize it, mix it and send it on its merry way. When you compare it with more modern ones for V8s they are... very simple.
Then there is the other side of the coin. unfounded confidence. "it's a simple part" and then it gets all kinds of destroyed because the person is not capable and unable to learn from mistakes...I happily sold parts to these guys but their later attempt at warranty claim did not go so smoothly.
Thanks for the episode Toby! Another nice in-depth explanation on what you are doing. Merry Christmas to you and your whole family! Looking forward to what comes next!
Old carburetors are great fun to rebuild. It has been my experience that a critical part of restoring is the shafts and bushings that operate the butterflies. I doubt this application would be impacted as much, but I've seen very, very little wear in those bushings cause issues to the point it was nearly impossible to get the proper stoichiometric setup.
Fussy stuff that needs to be done. If you don't do it when you have the chance it will always come back and haunt you. I have done it many times. Carburetors do not fall under the rule "If it ain"t broke don't fix it". If if it runs good, fix it anyway. Even if it is just a good cleaning. It will save a lot of grief in the long run. Thanks for another great video. Happy New Year.
While i don't particularly enjoy rebuilding them, i do like to tinker with them. Polished passages, bigger blades, profile cuts. I've actually improved a number of them. I've also fritzed a number of them too, one would be surprised just how on the edge between just right and no longer working some of these older carbs are. They really did a good job on them.
Great video, buddy!! I have done a number of different carburetors in working with Rudy. The H's and M's are some of the best in my opinion. With that said, it's hard to beat a big brass Marvel Schebler DX304!
The H carburetor is a great carburetor. There is no reason not to dig out the old packing from the load needle. Every "good" kit comes with a new packing gland. A brass choke felt retainer is in the basic kit too. I find it much easier to knock out the drip filter welch plug with a long but small diameter punch inserted from the inside of the carburetor. One tap and you can then reuse this plug if necessary as many "basic" kits do not include this part.
Thanks. Neat to see an updraft carb rebuild and the difference to a downdraft. What would you think about sharing (for newer viewers), a quick Squatchsketch to explain the difference between updraft and downdraft carbs before rebuild assembly? Also, maybe some advantages or disadvantages?
Merry Christmas to all too. Yea I have a gravely tractor whose carb I have to go over. I think water got into the system. So drain tank and clean carb. But it is Christmas eve so I will watch you to give me some motivation.
Great Video. I just got done rebuilding my Farmall H carb. After seeing your video I think I might go back and check my work. Looking froward to the rebuild portion.
A right on time episode, Toby. I'm planning on pulling my "Plain Jane Carburetor" off my H in January for some much needed rehab. I'll be following your next episodes very closely! Thanks!
When you were talking about the overflow drain and this carburetor, I was thinking about how that was the signal that Old Emma was ready to start when I was hand cranking her. As soon as I saw that drip, it was time to open the choke and get ready to hear her hit and go. I can still hear her hit the first 2 or 3 licks and take off. It's been at least 40 years since I last heard her start up other than in my memory.
Totally in agreement with you regarding the overhauling the small delicate parts of an engine much as I appreciate the importance of them 🤔 great video 👍
One of my “Special” non special tools when working on carbs is a muffin tin. The pocket are great for “compartmentalizing areas of the carb on tear down. Will save hours of search time for the detent or on some pump check ball that some how go from 0 to 60 off the bench. Another favorite is the “tuner” sprays from outboard mfgs. For delicate brass parts and jets. Throw everything in the bowl cover with the spray and soak. Overnite works best.
My H was a distillate field conversion to gasoline.Meaning when i got it, it had a delco distributor and gasoline manifold. However, the carburetor is still the distillate design. there are minor differences from yours, the idle jet is one.
I have swallowed both choke plate screws and had them banging betwixt the piston and head. Fortunately it was a Ford 2.3 4 cylinder, which was very bulletproof. Ran it for years without seeing the pistons. Learned to always stake (or at least bugger) those threads.
Did a carburetor kit on my Mrs's Cub a while back. Getting the kit was the worst part. Case IH didn't have one in stock. Fortunately General Trading fixed me up.
I had to rebuild my great grandfather’s F12 carb and I didn’t want to buy a kit and the packings were junk so I went to menards and they sold graphite and Teflon placking stock there and seems to work great
15:05, the graphite packing could you use the packing from a plumbing supply place? And a merry Christmas and a happy next year to you and yours period exclamation mark😊
@@rawbsworld6604 No, but similar design with an updraft carb that was used in many tractors. The Atomic 4 engine is a very simple basic flathead engine. It looks near identical to an engine I have seen in a 1920s era vehicle or early CJ.
I don't know I'm due to making it authentic using the original carburetor is a good idea but I guess if it was me I would just go and buy a marcuni carburetor from go power sports Cause carburetors are a pain in the butt to work on. have a great day
Another very interesting vid. Just wondered what petrol you use? Over here in UK we have to be so careful with more occaisional use engines re. ethanol in petrol causing problems. What do you put in your D10 and all donkey engines etc. Oops!! ' ponymotors' Thanks.
I was able to comment with my account name @_____#### because I forgot to log into my channel name on YT. When I logged into my channel I see my comment is gone. My comment was I notice the H carburetor is like a half bowl short of an M carburetor remembering the M has two floats paired together instead of the H's one float.
Merry Christmas squatches. Just wondering how large is your shop? Seems it is pretty small but it seems like you make it work with 2 tractors in there. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Toby, a few weeks ago, you were telling me that the gas tank was clean inside, which I do believe, but I guess what I was asking is what kind of fuel will you be running in the tractors? For this pump gas, ethanol, tends to cause rust inside metal tanks when they sit for periods of time. Don't mean to be a pain in the back side.
This H has always run best on 91 Octane, whereas the Super M likes 87 Regular better. Sometimes they get cross-blended with the other one’s fuel but we treat all of our gasoline with Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer and have never had problems with anything 👍
Do you have a hard time throwing out old parts after replacing them with new ones from the kits? I do.... piles of leftover parts. Anyhoo, Merry Xmas!!
@@squatch253i have used my stock of extra parts for field repairs or a dropped on the floor and lost situation. Sometimes the current proper kit doesn't contain certain things anymore, so the stockpile is useful there too :)
This is wrong place to ask However I am starting to restore/ rebuild a Farmall M. Your videos are helping build my confidence to take on this adventure. You mention a thread sealant for bolts that have open bolt holes. If you have stated what the sealant is I missed so please tell what the sealant is. Thanks, Happy New Year
It can be anything that you choose, there are plenty of options on the market that all work - liquid/paste thread sealant, silicone based thread sealant, teflon tape, etc. - I could list the different ones all day, and there are very few "wrong" choices, aside from just using something that wasn't made for that specific application. Most of the bolt threads I sealed on the H here I just used Permatex Ultra Black, but that's just one of many silicones that all basically do the same thing :-)
As usual I'm trying to make more out of it than it is. Thanks for the reply and info. I have more questions but I need to get there first. Again thanks for all the GREAT videos and in depth information.
So, if memory serves me correctly, the W4 should be the same carburetor? The super might be a little larger but should be pretty close. I tried to clean up our W4 carburetor but everything leaked. Can’t wait for the re-assembly and tuning videos.
Was it more common to see this style carburetor on the distillate fueled tractors? Our old H distillate had this one, is this the Zenith carburetor ? whereas the gasoline versions often were fitted with Marvel scheblers?
These were the standard type carburetors for both the distillate H as well as the gasoline H, although the two had different jetting volumes installed to suit the different fuels. The later Super H had the bigger Marvel Schebler type, but none of those were set up for distillate.
Slowly getting better, but there are still a few issues with trying to focus in on things that are close or very small, and still difficult to transition between bright and dark spaces but overall I’m back to doing most of the things I did before. Still not allowed to run, lift super heavy things, or ride on bumpy Caterpillars though.
@@squatch253 Slow progress beats no progress, right?! Glad to hear things are improving for you. What's your prognosis? What might be reasonable expectations for your vision in a year, in ten years, and in thirty years? (Hope it's all positive, natch!)
Merry Christmas to Mom, Senior and Squatch! Getting closer to seeing the H fire up. Oh I forgot, I guess we have to get our gas tank pretty and red before we do that.
Ooh an early Christmas present from Squatch
Merry Christmas everyone!
As a non-mechanic, your description of a "simple carburetor" had me shaking my head. All those little parts seem way beyond simple to me. Thanks for the lesson!
I mean, they seem and to an extent are complex, but the functions "under the umbrella" are pretty simple. Take fuel, vaporize it, mix it and send it on its merry way. When you compare it with more modern ones for V8s they are... very simple.
Far easier for me to understand and repair as compared to electrical systems of any type or kind. 🙂
Then there is the other side of the coin. unfounded confidence. "it's a simple part" and then it gets all kinds of destroyed because the person is not capable and unable to learn from mistakes...I happily sold parts to these guys but their later attempt at warranty claim did not go so smoothly.
Merry Christmas to you and all your family.
Good video
Thanks for the episode Toby! Another nice in-depth explanation on what you are doing. Merry Christmas to you and your whole family! Looking forward to what comes next!
Merci pour vos vidéo, continuer à nous faire plaisir, Bonne année et tous mes meilleurs vœux pour 2024 !!! Pierre FRANCE
Thanks for the video Toby. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Cheers
Thanks for another great video. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Have a nice time 🎅🏼
Very informative for the novice on any carb. Thanks
Old carburetors are great fun to rebuild. It has been my experience that a critical part of restoring is the shafts and bushings that operate the butterflies. I doubt this application would be impacted as much, but I've seen very, very little wear in those bushings cause issues to the point it was nearly impossible to get the proper stoichiometric setup.
Merry Christmas
You might check with Old Coleman Parts to get some graphite packing. It is still used in fettling with old lanterns and stoves.
Fussy stuff that needs to be done. If you don't do it when you have the chance it will always come back and haunt you. I have done it many times. Carburetors do not fall under the rule "If it ain"t broke don't fix it". If if it runs good, fix it anyway. Even if it is just a good cleaning. It will save a lot of grief in the long run. Thanks for another great video. Happy New Year.
Amazing the ammount of parts in that little carb.....
Merry Christmas! Best possible new year!
MERRY CHRISTMAS Squatch and all the best to you and your Family in the new Year
I'm going to put kits in an H and a 300 this Winter so this will help me a lot! Merry Christmas!
I can imagine how on carburetor like that. The pivots and there pushing's can wear out and you get some funny things with cold or hot start.
Thanks for a great video.
While i don't particularly enjoy rebuilding them, i do like to tinker with them. Polished passages, bigger blades, profile cuts. I've actually improved a number of them. I've also fritzed a number of them too, one would be surprised just how on the edge between just right and no longer working some of these older carbs are. They really did a good job on them.
Merry Christmas. Thanks again for all the videos.
Best wishes to you (especially in the eye department) and yours for the New Year.
Great video as always buddy thanks for sharing hope you all had a wonderful Christmas
Merry Christmas to you and your Dad.
Merry Christmas toby man ,squatch ,senior and ma. I myself have a W4, disassembled the carb, and slow restorting back to factory.
Merry christmas Toby and a happy new year to you and your family
Very helpful indeed! I suspect I will need to do one some day soon
merry christmas to all
Great video, buddy!! I have done a number of different carburetors in working with Rudy. The H's and M's are some of the best in my opinion. With that said, it's hard to beat a big brass Marvel Schebler DX304!
The H carburetor is a great carburetor. There is no reason not to dig out the old packing from the load needle. Every "good" kit comes with a new packing gland. A brass choke felt retainer is in the basic kit too. I find it much easier to knock out the drip filter welch plug with a long but small diameter punch inserted from the inside of the carburetor. One tap and you can then reuse this plug if necessary as many "basic" kits do not include this part.
Graphite yarn, you should be able to get from model engineer supplies, as it used a lot on model steam locomotives. Best wishes for the New Year.
Thanks. Neat to see an updraft carb rebuild and the difference to a downdraft. What would you think about sharing (for newer viewers), a quick Squatchsketch to explain the difference between updraft and downdraft carbs before rebuild assembly? Also, maybe some advantages or disadvantages?
Merry Christmas to all too.
Yea I have a gravely tractor whose carb I have to go over. I think water got into the system. So drain tank and clean carb.
But it is Christmas eve so I will watch you to give me some motivation.
Happy new year everybody
Man those carburetors were so simple back then
Merry Christmas Squatch and family
That petcock on the side is for washing the grease off your hands (ha-ha).
Excellent video! Merry Christmas Squatch family
Great Video. I just got done rebuilding my Farmall H carb. After seeing your video I think I might go back and check my work. Looking froward to the rebuild portion.
Hey Toby,,,hoping you and the family had a great holiday. Thanks for taking time to produce the video!!
A right on time episode, Toby. I'm planning on pulling my "Plain Jane Carburetor" off my H in January for some much needed rehab. I'll be following your next episodes very closely! Thanks!
Excellent video do you chemically clean it or a ultra sonic clean. Merry Christmas to you and your mom and senior. Keep up the great videos
When you were talking about the overflow drain and this carburetor, I was thinking about how that was the signal that Old Emma was ready to start when I was hand cranking her. As soon as I saw that drip, it was time to open the choke and get ready to hear her hit and go. I can still hear her hit the first 2 or 3 licks and take off. It's been at least 40 years since I last heard her start up other than in my memory.
Totally in agreement with you regarding the overhauling the small delicate parts of an engine much as I appreciate the importance of them 🤔 great video 👍
One of my “Special” non special tools when working on carbs is a muffin tin.
The pocket are great for “compartmentalizing areas of the carb on tear down. Will save hours of search time for the detent or on some pump check ball that some how go from 0 to 60 off the bench.
Another favorite is the “tuner” sprays from outboard mfgs. For delicate brass parts and jets. Throw everything in the bowl cover with the spray and soak. Overnite works best.
My H was a distillate field conversion to gasoline.Meaning when i got it, it had a delco distributor and gasoline manifold. However, the carburetor is still the distillate design. there are minor differences from yours, the idle jet is one.
I have swallowed both choke plate screws and had them banging betwixt the piston and head. Fortunately it was a Ford 2.3 4 cylinder, which was very bulletproof. Ran it for years without seeing the pistons. Learned to always stake (or at least bugger) those threads.
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Thanks for another great video
Did a carburetor kit on my Mrs's Cub a while back. Getting the kit was the worst part. Case IH didn't have one in stock. Fortunately General Trading fixed me up.
I had to rebuild my great grandfather’s F12 carb and I didn’t want to buy a kit and the packings were junk so I went to menards and they sold graphite and Teflon placking stock there and seems to work great
15:05, the graphite packing could you use the packing from a plumbing supply place? And a merry Christmas and a happy next year to you and yours period exclamation mark😊
I don't know...... it almost feels like those throttle plate and choke plate screws need some custom fold-over locks...
LOL! Nice!
If only my '84 Wagonner was so simple. If only.
Nice work mate x
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Tip
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That carb is the same as the one on my sailboat’s flat head four. Very simple device.
🤦♂️ you have a Farmall power plant in your boat! 😲 how old is that vessel 🤔😳 🤣🤣 ✌️
@@rawbsworld6604 No, but similar design with an updraft carb that was used in many tractors. The Atomic 4 engine is a very simple basic flathead engine. It looks near identical to an engine I have seen in a 1920s era vehicle or early CJ.
Good content. 👍
Merry Christmas. Wonder what Santa sent you?
Sometimes all those little screws can be an adventure to got loose especially if the carburetor has sat with bad gas in it
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A person needs good vision for rebuilding carbs
I don't know I'm due to making it authentic using the original carburetor is a good idea but I guess if it was me I would just go and buy a marcuni carburetor from go power sports Cause carburetors are a pain in the butt to work on. have a great day
Another very interesting vid. Just wondered what petrol you use? Over here in UK we have to be so careful with more occaisional use engines re. ethanol in petrol causing problems. What do you put in your D10 and all donkey engines etc. Oops!! ' ponymotors' Thanks.
I was able to comment with my account name @_____#### because I forgot to log into my channel name on YT. When I logged into my channel I see my comment is gone. My comment was I notice the H carburetor is like a half bowl short of an M carburetor remembering the M has two floats paired together instead of the H's one float.
Merry Christmas squatches. Just wondering how large is your shop? Seems it is pretty small but it seems like you make it work with 2 tractors in there. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Toby, a few weeks ago, you were telling me that the gas tank was clean inside, which I do believe, but I guess what I was asking is what kind of fuel will you be running in the tractors? For this pump gas, ethanol, tends to cause rust inside metal tanks when they sit for periods of time. Don't mean to be a pain in the back side.
This H has always run best on 91 Octane, whereas the Super M likes 87 Regular better. Sometimes they get cross-blended with the other one’s fuel but we treat all of our gasoline with Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer and have never had problems with anything 👍
@@squatch253 Thanks for your reply and clarification.
@@squatch253gas tank full or empty when storing? do you store fuel in cans or bulk?
Do you have a hard time throwing out old parts after replacing them with new ones from the kits? I do.... piles of leftover parts. Anyhoo, Merry Xmas!!
Honestly I’m the same way, I’ve got about a dozen old boxes of carburetor “take-off” parts squirreled away around here from rebuilds past…
@@squatch253i have used my stock of extra parts for field repairs or a dropped on the floor and lost situation. Sometimes the current proper kit doesn't contain certain things anymore, so the stockpile is useful there too :)
This is wrong place to ask However I am starting to restore/ rebuild a Farmall M. Your videos are helping build my confidence to take on this adventure. You mention a thread sealant for bolts that have open bolt holes. If you have stated what the sealant is I missed so please tell what the sealant is. Thanks, Happy New Year
It can be anything that you choose, there are plenty of options on the market that all work - liquid/paste thread sealant, silicone based thread sealant, teflon tape, etc. - I could list the different ones all day, and there are very few "wrong" choices, aside from just using something that wasn't made for that specific application. Most of the bolt threads I sealed on the H here I just used Permatex Ultra Black, but that's just one of many silicones that all basically do the same thing :-)
As usual I'm trying to make more out of it than it is. Thanks for the reply and info. I have more questions but I need to get there first. Again thanks for all the GREAT videos and in depth information.
So, if memory serves me correctly, the W4 should be the same carburetor? The super might be a little larger but should be pretty close. I tried to clean up our W4 carburetor but everything leaked. Can’t wait for the re-assembly and tuning videos.
The W-4 has the same carburetor, but the Super W-4 has a bigger Marvel-Schebler style.
Was it more common to see this style carburetor on the distillate fueled tractors? Our old H distillate had this one,
is this the Zenith carburetor ?
whereas the gasoline versions often were fitted with Marvel scheblers?
These were the standard type carburetors for both the distillate H as well as the gasoline H, although the two had different jetting volumes installed to suit the different fuels. The later Super H had the bigger Marvel Schebler type, but none of those were set up for distillate.
That carb is much to small. You should put a Holley 4 barrel on it.
Is that a rubber and needle for the flip bowl
Yes.
How's is your eye doing???
Slowly getting better, but there are still a few issues with trying to focus in on things that are close or very small, and still difficult to transition between bright and dark spaces but overall I’m back to doing most of the things I did before. Still not allowed to run, lift super heavy things, or ride on bumpy Caterpillars though.
@@squatch253 Slow progress beats no progress, right?! Glad to hear things are improving for you. What's your prognosis? What might be reasonable expectations for your vision in a year, in ten years, and in thirty years? (Hope it's all positive, natch!)