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COST CUTTING TIPS ON RESTORING OLD ENGINESBy Bud Motry,20201 Arthur Road, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 Finding it very difficult to locate parts to restore old engines, I have had to make parts, or adapt others to fit. This information might be helpful to some of the younger members of the G.E.M. set. One item that I have found difficult to locate, and missing from many old engines, is the fuel check value in the fuel tank. This tube from the tank to the carburetor inlet served as the reservoir for the carburetor and needed a check valve to hold the fuel in the tube. A new serviceable unit can be made quite easily. To make check valves you will need the following parts, available from your local automotive parts dealer. These parts are: (1) An inverted flare fitting, straight connector, 1/8" pipe to 3/16" copper tubing. 813 of 6260 characters shown.
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