fbekholden.com

maybe one day if I stumble across some 1mm stock



or maybe something the right size will turn up on ebay

National shortage of the leather plunger for Stromberg b series.

FB ute driver, EK van project

Found a carby guy with a new leather cup plunger... shaft is ugly so he couldn't really advertise it for sale. When it gets here, I'll decide if I either tidy it up or put the cup on another shaft

Next time I have the top off the 'real' carby I'll apply some vacuum to the power system to check it works.

I didn't grow up with strombergs so I pulled an old carby apart after reading Clay's thread, to see what goes. I focussed on the power system because that's the main bit I wasn't familiar with.

Although it moved freely, no amount of vacuum would lift the piston...so the power jet would have been open all of the time. I unscrewed it and found a little brass cap - stared at it for a bit - but there weren't many options for where it could go to make it vacuum tight and all work again

so, I assume that at some time, it was dropped or someone wanted to see how far they could compress the spring and the rod poked the cap out

another spare part for when I get out there again

so... a 3.89 diff centre weighs 19kg ... if the sender is really thorough with packaging it weighs 25kg. Auspost's max is 22kg and they would look for about $60... logged onto truckit and got a quote for $85 ... so went with sendle for $32 Adelaide to Canberra

6kg of packaging - a bit more time and I reckon he would have done mitred joints around the con note
Patrick

It’s not like they are that fragile is it.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Errol62 wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 3:09 pm It’s not like they are that fragile is it.

Bloody croweaters - they are all mad

I resemble that remark

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Blacky wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:47 pm

Errol62 wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 3:09 pm It’s not like they are that fragile is it.

Bloody croweaters - they are all mad

Have we met already?

May be something to do with all the ridiculously good ale we have here

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2021 vintage!!!. Not much time sitting around maturing then? I miss Resch's Pilsener- oh I loved that beer. Apologies Patrick, but everyone is hijacking everyone this week

what? someone say something?

Blacky wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:02 pm And again , can you tell I am bored ???



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Hahaha best post today!
Nut job!

Brett027 wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:55 pm 2021 vintage!!!. Not much time sitting around maturing then? I miss Resch's Pilsener- oh I loved that beer. Apologies Patrick, but everyone is hijacking everyone this week

My local does Reschs draught on tap. Nectar of the Gods, though silver bullets (Pilsener) are not far behind.

Cheers,
Harv

Kindred spirits Harv