Reproduction Carburetor for ten or fifteen available?

Bill Campball the fellow that does rebuild them was trying to have one made out of brass,but it was very $$$$.So he stopped it.I was told sometime ago that a carb off of a John Derre B would work.It would be nice to have something that worked a little better then the orignal carbs.

Thanks HiCrop. I agree about it being nice to have an option. For example, on the early Jeep 4 cylinders, you can buy a replacement Solex carb. It is not exact duplicate of origional, but will bolt up in place of the origional, and has better performance than the origionals. I think this would be a great option, but I know the #'s are much smaller for the tractors than Jeeps (in terms of potential sales).

VW Solex carbs are easy to find, cheap, and adapt to a lot of engines. If my pony carb was corroded I might have used one. At work we are a Weber and DelOrto dealer. There are many adaptors for sale, but i have made them using as little as a drill, hole saw, and die grinder. You can calculate the size carb needed here, http://www.gtsparkplugs.com/CarbCFMCalc.html




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That's true the solex's are fairly inexpensive, but the VW carbs are downdrafts, and we need a sidedraft for the tens and fifteens. I will look around when I have some time. Perhaps if you have time Ab, see if solex or someone has a sidedraft model available?

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Oh, I forgot how it mounts. Non of our suppliers make a single-barrel side draft that I am aware of, but we do have a pile of nasty old SU and Strombergs, if you want to complicate things. Solex did make a side draft for early VW Squarebacks, but they are pretty rare in the USA. I have a few updrafts in the shed, but they are for big straight eights.

even a sutiable updraft, making a elbow with flanges wouldent be a big deal,Not something I would do for a nice machine but workable for a log skider



I have considered converting a rough pv15 I have to a throtle body fuel injection set up
for a project, likely salvage the stuff of a small GM car.

Lke I need another project

I saw a 10 with a downdraft carb on it last year. I have a parts 10 out back with a plumbing elbow and an Zenith updraft on it.

I have seen many diff carbs on the and most common side draft used is a Model T Ford carb but have also seen many with side draft motorcycle carbs

Good discussion guys, thanks for the ideas. Oh and Willie, I'll have to look into the Model T carbs, I think I have access to one for measuring.