epoxy a carburetor float bowl?

[skyhook]

Gottcha.:thumbsup:

 

[Sodo]

OK all done. Here's the bowl with the see-thru drain tube. If there's water or funk getting in the bowl then it flows down in this tube where I can see it and pull the plug, drain it out. The tubing is from a motorcycle shop. It feels like a "harder silicone", doesn't feel like clear vinyl, it's guaranteed to remain flexible. We'll see I guess.

I put it all back together today. Sawmill engine started on the FIRST pull. Gas in the tank was from November 2013, no stabilizer, just E10 gas from Safeway.

 

[dragoneggs]

Looks good... report results. Oh and action pictures of course!

 

[JerryG]

Looks like it might just work. How about putting a barbed shut valve on instead of a plug?:2cents:

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. i'd go that route myself.

 

[dragoneggs]

The right sized threaded bolt might a be cheap option too that is already hanging around in your shop. I don't see accessing it much other than an occasional glance at it.

 

[Soundguy]

bolt? plug with a pecock maybee.. but I doubt you want a bolt thread in there...

 

[dragoneggs]

bolt? plug with a pecock maybee.. but I doubt you want a bolt thread in there...

I know but I have done this kind of thing in the past... maybe stupid but I thread it in and it always holds in the plastic. Definitely shut off valve is best choice. I was going on the cheap. Sorry.

 

[Soundguy]

i actually thought you were talking about a bolt int he bowl, not the hose.. ie.. a bolt in place of the top barb.. that was why i commented.. ie.. bolt thread in a taper hole.

 

[dragoneggs]

i actually thought you were talking about a bolt int he bowl, not the hose.. ie.. a bolt in place of the top barb.. that was why i commented.. ie.. bolt thread in a taper hole.

Yeah same as a simple plug just threaded in the end of the tube. Non threaded plugs seem to fall out or get real hard to pull out... one or the other for sure. I really do like the idea of seeing the contents of the tube.

 

[Sodo]

Looks good... report results. Oh and action pictures of course!

OK here's the action. A 6x8 beam, 21 feet long. For a shelf in my barn, to hold snowmobiles 6 feet above the ground. Will load them up there with the tractor.

Pretty sure I'll just inspect and drain once a year, if pulling the plug gets tedious every year thats a good idea to replace it with a valve.

 

[dragoneggs]

Now that is cool... keep 'em coming!