Cross Country Carburetor?

CRguy

CRguy

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Any opinions on whether this carb is worth anything? It's dirty, but looks good on the outside. I never heard of that brand?

Mel
 

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That's the aftermarket parts-store Marvel Scheibler carb. Real simple, runs and idles surprisingly well. You have the all-important irreplaceable choke driver, usually broken or missing. You also have the filter inlet fitting. Filthy but nice. You can get a gasket set, nothing more. I have a bucket full of them, I won't insult you by telling you what I paid each, but it wouldn't buy you dinner.
 
It does look like an MS , but, I can't read the name on it, can you ? I like it and I would certainly keep it and try to get it into good shape. I have several MS carburetors but none have a name on them like yours has.
 
The name on the side is "cross country" like in the title of his post. I don't know about them, but if nothing else cleaned up it would make a nice display price.
 
I seem to recall Sears Roebuck using the slogan Cross Country for the auto parts they sold quite a few years ago.
 
As mentioned, it is a Marvel carb. Sears slapped their 'CrossCountry' trademark on a lot of auto aftermarket stuff.
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I have a set of cross country plugs that were in the old power plant i bought i added them to the box of odd plugs i have collected since i bought my A
 
The choke driver for that carb is pretty easy to deal with.Take an old 1/4 drive deep socket the same size as the shaft,(9/32 comes to mind)and cut the part off that isn't hexed inside.Bore a new repro driver to the outside size of the socket,and squish it in there with a vise.I guess you could put in some JB weld or the like if you're in love with that kind of stuff,it isn't going to move anywhere.You will never see the modification.
 
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