STIG

Hi, I'm on the look out for any spares at all for the ferret and for the b series engines. Would be interested in any complete vehicles suitable for spares in any condition. Located in Yorkshire, England.

 

Cheers

 

Jim

Jim...I've got early aerial mount,no17 Mk3 scopes and chequered floor plates later type..will have look see if I got anything else in the week..I'm also looking for some bits for my mk1..triangular ammo box bin.1 themosflask holder bracket,spare no17 Mk3 scope box and no36 grenade box to name a few...cheers Stig

Stig, I had a look at a spare carb. What surprises me is I would have expected the tapered needle tip to have broken off because someone bottomed out the screw too hard and the tip jammed in the metering hole. The two photos below show the screw screwed all the way in, with the tapered tip sticking ~1/8" into the passage, and the metering hole with the screw removed.

 

But it sounds like the tip isn't sticking out into the passage like in the first photo? Does it look like someone sheared the protruding tip off trying to get it out?

 

Pot metal has a higher expansion than brass so heating the area up with a propane torch should release the tip it but it sounds like you have no way to push or pull it out.

 

What about drilling it out? I used pin gauges to measure the metering hole. It's 0.059", same size as a #53 drill bit. The bore of the thread leading up to the metering hole is 0.160". If you know someone with a lathe, they could make up a steel drilling sleeve with 0.160"OD and a clearance hole for a #53 bit in the centre. That would allow you to do some precise drilling.

 

You could also use a #54 bit (0.055") to reduce the chances of opening up the metering hole.

 

By the way, I was wrong before - the screws are brass.

 

Malcolm

 

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Heres pic excuse quality.

Stig, I had a look at a spare carb. What surprises me is I would have expected the tapered needle tip to have broken off because someone bottomed out the screw too hard and the tip jammed in the metering hole. The two photos below show the screw screwed all the way in, with the tapered tip sticking ~1/8" into the passage, and the metering hole with the screw removed.

 

But it sounds like the tip isn't sticking out into the passage like in the first photo? Does it look like someone sheared the protruding tip off trying to get it out?

 

Pot metal has a higher expansion than brass so heating the area up with a propane torch should release the tip it but it sounds like you have no way to push or pull it out.

 

What about drilling it out? I used pin gauges to measure the metering hole. It's 0.059", same size as a #53 drill bit. The bore of the thread leading up to the metering hole is 0.160". If you know someone with a lathe, they could make up a steel drilling sleeve with 0.160"OD and a clearance hole for a #53 bit in the centre. That would allow you to do some precise drilling.

 

You could also use a #54 bit (0.055") to reduce the chances of opening up the metering hole.

 

By the way, I was wrong before - the screws are brass.

 

Malcolm

 

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Hi malcom on my carb tip was touching otherside no gap between tip and carb..maybe had wrong screws in ?? Will investigate further. .many thanks stig

Hi all thanks for all your help i managed to get it out. .yippee. .i used plenty of plus gas for couple days to start then heat and some hospital forceps(i think thats what there called..locking tweezers )modified to fit in hole managed to move it enough to loosen its grip in in air passage then used very small blade screwdriver to push tip back through passage..now looking for new mixture screws if anbody has any or knows where i can find some..thanks again people. ..😊😊

Thanks for all advice,the problem is that the volume screw snapped on the tapered needle past end of threads no threads left in carb its flush with air passage so nothing to grip or turn,i can see end of needle as its the screw which has a hole on bottom face off carb which bolts to manifold,tried to use modified needle nose pliers to grip and push it back through hole when carb body hot but not budging..probably have to bite the bullet and get another carb in case cannot remove it and keep at this one dont like things beating me..wish i new how someone snapped it must of been a trained gorilla mechanic lol..anybody have a carb or know were i can get one please get in touch. ..many thanks..stig.

Is it actually stick in there? or is it difficult to turn whilst broken off, sometimes you can turn it by coaxing with a small screw driver. The other option is warm water, heat soak in penetrating fluid and try again, or a small hole down the middle of the mixture screws and use a screw extractor.

 

 

Diana

Ive soaked it in plus gas to try loosen it up but no joy looks as if its been snapped for quite a while end of threaded part i took out was tarnished,its seems as if its been screwed in as far as it could possibly go and then some,going to take very small drill bit and extremely steady hands to drill and smallest extractor available. .o happy days...thanks for help..:kiss:

Hi all.im currently restoring a ferret scout car got her running with little effort carb leaking fuel and not ticking over correctly so so decided to refurb carb,came apart ok apart from when i unscrewed volume control screws one of them was broken off inside just past end of threads i can see the tapered end from the apature in carb it is siezed /stuck in there,has anybody had experience on this problem or is it case of get another carb?all help much appreciated. ...cheers

welcome ian good luck with the cossack they are great fun.ive just sold mine i will miss it dearly but other projects in the pipeline need the attention.regards des.:-)

cheers des,had one on the road about 20 years ago a neval loads of fun on and off road,harder to find right hand sidecar version on brit plates.i got a dnepr k750 on russian logbook looking for road legal one not found one yet,cheers ian

Welcome Chum, you have made my day, another Ferret owner to the clubhouse parking lot!

 

regards

 

Robin aka Robin 2 Ferrets

cheers robin:-)

Welcome, you're just down the road, why not book into this years Bunker Bash http://www.bunkerbash.co.uk

hi lee,we where at bunker bash last year great event sadly non of my vehicles ready yet hoping things change soon.we will be there but only as public this year,cheers ian:)

hi,im Ian,my friend mike ferretfixer told me about this site,so i thought id check it out.im 44 live in essex,i have a daimler ferret and cossack 750 which me and my son are converting to a R71 look a like, i grew up on air bases so always been interested in militaria, hopeing to get willys one year,,hope to chat to you all soon and have many intresting chats:-|