General Category => Engine & Transmission => Topic started by: Red on February 06, 2013, 09:02:19 AM

Title: Carb
Post by: Red on February 06, 2013, 09:02:19 AM
Just figured I would pick yalls brains a little bit. Will any Tillotson MT carb work with my motor and what model # is original to the M motor? I have a Tillotson MT 57a and don't have a carb for my dads bike but have a few old cushman scooter motors with carbs
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: pd on February 06, 2013, 09:28:28 AM
MT1 came stock .

I went through this same thing . I have an MT9B and an MT48A . I've seen differences in venturi sizes , choke and throttle control attachments and the metering needles and tubes . These differences are among the various Tillotson carbs .

Here's a link to some discussion :

http://www.simplexservi-cycle.com/index.php?topic=484.165
Title: cc
Post by: Ricks on February 06, 2013, 09:33:46 AM
Pete,

 The last time you asked about the venturi, I forgot that it is cast into the fuel bowl!!  

Check this thread: http://www.simplexservi-cycle.com/index.php?topic=126.0
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: pd on February 06, 2013, 09:53:52 AM
Red ,

Apparently , MT57A was the last carb Simplex used .

The thread Rick just posted ^ talks about it .

Rick ,

I've looked in the bowls of both my carbs and can't make out anything legible . :(
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: Red on February 06, 2013, 10:01:28 AM
Thanks pd,that link was very helpful and now know what to look for if we cant get an original for my dads bike
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: Mike Sal on February 06, 2013, 11:31:58 AM
If your original MT57A is not useable, you can buy a new reproduction thru Dennis Carpenter (the guy who makes reproduction Ford rubber) for about a hundred bucks.
Mike Sal
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: Red on February 12, 2013, 06:14:42 PM
Hey yall,I have a question.There is a screw in the bottom of intake manifold where the carb bolts up. What is that for?
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: Mike Sal on February 12, 2013, 06:42:12 PM
That is the 64 dollar question.  I kinda wonder if it was used at the factory when they put the motors together.  Maybe it was a port to help fine tune them or test fire them. 
Mike Sal
Title: Re: Carb
Post by: Red on February 12, 2013, 06:45:18 PM
My dad said he thought it might have been to drain fuel out of motor if flooded but not sure