tillotson carburetor stripped inlet

[RonC]

Has anyone repaired a stripped inlet on a tillotson carburetor?

 

[Brentwood Bob]

pm sent. bob

 

[SLPreston53]

I epoxied an appropriate brass fitting to mine when stripped. Worked fine.

 

[redmodelt]

Before you spend a lot of time on it, check to see if the bottom fits flat to the top and where it mounts to the intake is flat.

 

[Bruce of MN]

I epoxied an appropriate brass fitting to mine when stripped. Worked fine.

I have a stripped hole and was going to spend the money on a helicoil. This is just as good and a lot cheaper. Thanks very much for the tip!!

 

[ken ct]

I epoxied an appropriate brass fitting to mine when stripped. Worked fine.

Not something i would do. Let me know when you call the fire department eeekkk. ken ct.

 

[SLPreston53]

Not something i would do. Let me know when you call the fire department eeekkk. ken ct.

I used appropriate epoxy and never a hint of a leak in the over a year I used that carb.

 

[RonC]

has anyone successfully used a helicoil in the inlet?

 

[Bruce of MN]

FWIW, I mis-read what was being repaired. I thought it was a manifold flange tapped hole. The gas inlet compression fitting may not have a helicoil available for the diameter and thread pitch.