Whoever can "make" this carb should get Gold Star with Oak Leak Cluster. Even some guesses would be interesting. It is a Zenith made in USA, cast iron.
Another Strange Carb
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Governor carb for a 230 chrysler flathead stationary industrial engine.
At first I'd say ski lift, but not on Martha's Vineyard.
Is it a donkey for pulling boats up the ways? Or a genset?sigpic Whiskeyjack a '68 Columbia 36 rebuilt A-4 with 2:1
"Since when is napping doing nothing?"
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Im gessing for some sort of pump..Something intended to run unattended for a while and to self modulate its throttle bases on a supply - demand structure. Big irrigation pump, oil or gas pumps, possible a pump intended for.offloading fish from a holding tank (menhaden, sardines)Bill
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Originally posted by Dave Neptune View PostHanley, how about a pic from the top? Looks kinda like it could be a sync set up or a "barrel type" butterfly.
Dave NeptuneLast edited by hanleyclifford; 07-13-2016, 08:23 PM.
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It gets weirder
Ever see a throttle control rod on ball bearings?Last edited by hanleyclifford; 07-13-2016, 08:23 PM.
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Hey! I thought you knew. Not fair!
Where did it come from?
It's iron, overbuilt, updraft, and governed.
Must be Military and land-based. I'm sticking with my first post. You may find a tiny hole in the screw head at the pointy end. it looks like an aircraft safety-wire hole. That would be for a tamper-proof seal like on electric meters.Last edited by lat 64; 03-16-2016, 07:43 PM.sigpic Whiskeyjack a '68 Columbia 36 rebuilt A-4 with 2:1
"Since when is napping doing nothing?"
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Mystery (partially) Solved
And another blown Hanley theory. There is no vacuum involved in the device itself but the movement of air in the throttle bore has two springs trying to influence the opening. The throttle opening is counter clockwise so the big (upper) spring is keeping it open while the lower appears to be just a stopper from idle.Last edited by hanleyclifford; 07-13-2016, 08:23 PM.
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Originally posted by lat 64 View PostHey! I thought you knew. Not fair!
Where did it come from?
It's iron, overbuilt, updraft, and governed.
Must be Military and land-based. I'm sticking with my first post. You may find a tiny hole in the screw head at the pointy end. it looks like an aircraft safety-wire hole. That would be for a tamper-proof seal like on electric meters.Last edited by hanleyclifford; 07-13-2016, 08:23 PM.
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The Briggs and scrap engines in lawn mowers and generators just use a spring in the governor. No vacuum modulator in them. I think yours must have been attached to an arm with centrifugal weights to operate it.
This is consistent with an engine designed for a set speed, not load. Ie. to keep a genset at specific rpm for control of AC cycles(HZ)
Or a ski lift
R.Last edited by lat 64; 03-20-2016, 04:27 PM.sigpic Whiskeyjack a '68 Columbia 36 rebuilt A-4 with 2:1
"Since when is napping doing nothing?"
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