Cat Scratch Fever

Looks like some great finds, thanks for sharing

Got a nice collection started. And yea , this stuff is addictive.

are you sure you need to crow foot the carb off? I bought a set of crow feet a couple weeks ago to get my D2 carb off, but then my cat mechanic said you can get at enough of the innards without taking the whole thing off. nasty weather hit and I haven't had a chance to follow-up but I'm going to try that. even with the crow foot that inside nut is a b itch to get at and the outside one doesn't look much easier. that's a D2, and I can't see inside the 212 with the hood on, but they should be the same.

regular 1/2" wrench will undo the carb throttle body. Just need a couple of extra joints in your wrist...but cut and weld a couple of cheap Harbor Freights and you can use both to get it undone

It may be possible to get after that inside nut with a shorty wrench and very small hands but there is no way my sausage fingers are getting down in there.I do believe it would be the same as a d2 being a d311. I thought about just cleaning up the aluminum bowl and jets but wasn't sure what that little brass pin was coming out of the cast iron throttle body.There was a spring loaded brass tube coming out of the bowl going up into the cover and I have no clue as to what it is for. I have rebuilt my share of carbs but this little zenith is a bit unusual. That's the bonus of cheap tools, it doesn't hurt so bad when ya hack em up!
I have the pony fuel tank in a citric acid solution ( Thanks for the tip OZ Dozer ) and should be cleaned up in a few days.Can someone chime in and tell me if I need to remove the oil fill pipe/pcv tube in order to get the throttle body to clear the mounting studs. I'm afraid if I try to bend the tube for clearance it will kink or crack.

Quick shout out to OZ, did you ever get that Cadillac generator engine unstuck.

Thanks for all the comments everyone

Jim

I have another question for everyone, the chain cases on the dual drives is pushed out from the inside top and bottom where the drive axle mounts. Is it caused by a broken chain that bunches up and pushes out. I pulled one of the inspection covers on top and found allot of slop in the chain. On the good side the case was clean with oil up to the fill plug. Is there a way to tighten up those chains.

Jim

Hi Jim, nice finds. I'm sure you will enjoy playing with your old iron there. I don't have alot of insight into your issues there but I was wondering how did you find your truck and triaxle for moving your 7U? Looks like a 90s Ford- I'm going to guess F350? I'm going to guess your 7U weighs around 10,000 and then the trailer another 4? Gooseneck I'm guessing? I'm just wondering because I'm hoping to aquire my grandpa's 7U and thinking about what would be necessary to move it safely. My grandpa's has a D4N winch and complete blade and canopy. I'm guessing it is somewhere around 15,000lb. Wondering what people think about single, duallies, triaxle singles enough? It's pretty up and down around here. I would most likely get a manual trans and exhaust brake would be nice. My wife is advocating for a full size truck these days but I love my old Toyota Landcruiser too much. Any thoughts?

Thanks- Nathan

My 7U weighs 14,370#. I haul it on a tandem axle duel wheel goose neck trailer. The trailer capacity is 20,000# and the trailer weighs 6,000#. I pull it with a single wheel 3500 GMC and have no issues in the hills. If you haul that much weight on a three axle, it really puts a real bind on the axles when making tight turns.

Paso Bob thanks for your input. Yes I can see the tandem being nice that way. One thing I was thinking about it you've got 26000 behind your truck now on SRW. That's alot of weight. Not sure what truck you exactly have but maybe that's not exactly legal although it tows ok? I guess I have to do more research. If I do get a full-size I am leaning towards a F350 Super Duty 4x4, 7.3/ 6spd and would prefer to stay with singles. I am kinda doubting I could legally tow a D4 7U on a triaxle or tandem dual either way. Maybe people just tow overloaded and don't think much of it? Hmm