Subject: Re: [Tigers] Carburetor Question

From: Gary Winblad <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:31:28 -0700

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Stu,
I suspect it is to "form" a good seat, the ball is a valve and it shouldn't
leak.
Gary W.

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:34=E2=80=AFPM Stu <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I will be starting surgery on my stock 2 barrel tomorrow.  There's what
> seems to be an odd instruction concerning the accelerator pump discharge
> ball. The instruction says to use a brass drift and a hammer to seat the
> ball.  But the next instruction says the ball shall be free in the bore.
> What are you seating the ball in?   And if it's being seated in something=
,
> how can it be free?  Does it have to pop through some restriction
> or something?    Inquiring minds want to know...
>
> Stu
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Stu,</div><div>I suspect it is to &quot;form&quot; a =
good seat, the ball is a valve and it shouldn&#39;t leak.</div><div>Gary W.=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:34=E2=80=AFPM Stu &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote=
:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.=
8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I will be startin=
g surgery on my stock 2 barrel tomorrow.=C2=A0 There&#39;s what seems to be=
 an odd instruction concerning the accelerator=C2=A0pump discharge ball. Th=
e instruction says=C2=A0to use a brass drift and a hammer to seat the ball.=
=C2=A0 But the next instruction=C2=A0says the ball shall be free in the bor=
e.=C2=A0 What are you seating the ball in?=C2=A0 =C2=A0And if it&#39;s bein=
g seated in something, how can it be free?=C2=A0 Does it have to pop throug=
h some restriction or=C2=A0something?=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Inquiring minds want to =
know...</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Stu</div></div>
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From: Gary Winblad <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:35:21 -0700

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I should probably try to fix my original carb too.  It stopped working in
1973 so I replace it with a Holley that has worked great.
BTW, there are now chinese clones of the original.. I think they were well
under $100.. amazing.
Gary W.

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> or something?    Inquiring minds want to know...

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I should probably try to fix my original carb too.=C2=
=A0 It stopped working in 1973 so I replace it with a Holley that has worke=
d great.</div><div>BTW, there are now chinese clones of the original.. I th=
ink they were well under $100.. amazing.</div><div>Gary W.</div><div><br></=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:34=E2=80=AFPM Stu &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I will be starting su=
rgery on my stock 2 barrel tomorrow.=C2=A0 There&#39;s what seems to be an =
odd instruction concerning the accelerator=C2=A0pump discharge ball. The in=
struction says=C2=A0to use a brass drift and a hammer to seat the ball.=C2=
=A0 But the next instruction=C2=A0says the ball shall be free in the bore.=
=C2=A0 What are you seating the ball in?=C2=A0 =C2=A0And if it&#39;s being =
seated in something, how can it be free?=C2=A0 Does it have to pop through =
some restriction or=C2=A0something?=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Inquiring minds want to kn=
ow...</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Stu</div></div>

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From: Jerry Christopherson <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:26:02 -0500

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You are exactly correct Gary!

On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 10:14=E2=80=AFAM Gary Winblad <[email-masked]=
m> wrote:

> BTW, there are now chinese clones of the original.. I think they were wel=
l
>> What are you seating the ball in?   And if it's being seated in somethin=
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<div dir=3D"auto">You are exactly correct Gary!=C2=A0</div><div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 10:14=E2=80=AFAM Gary Winblad &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I should probably try =
to fix my original carb too.=C2=A0 It stopped working in 1973 so I replace =
it with a Holley that has worked great.</div><div>BTW, there are now chines=
e clones of the original.. I think they were well under $100.. amazing.</di=
v><div>Gary W.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:34=E2=80=AFPM =
Stu &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">sabre2tgr@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size=
:small">I will be starting surgery on my stock 2 barrel tomorrow.=C2=A0 The=
re&#39;s what seems to be an odd instruction concerning the accelerator=C2=
=A0pump discharge ball. The instruction says=C2=A0to use a brass drift and =
a hammer to seat the ball.=C2=A0 But the next instruction=C2=A0says the bal=
l shall be free in the bore.=C2=A0 What are you seating the ball in?=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0And if it&#39;s being seated in something, how can it be free?=C2=A0 =
Does it have to pop through some restriction or=C2=A0something?=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 Inquiring minds want to know...</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-s=
ize:small">Stu</div></div>
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