1930 Farmall Regular

We are restoring a 1930 Farmall Regular. The tractor is running good. It has an original IHC Model R brass carburetor on it. The problem we are having with the carburetor is that it leaks from somewhere at the point the fuel bowl screws onto the lower half of the carburetor. There is no gasket between the fuel bowl and the lower half. It looks to simply be a pressure fit when the fuel bowl is screwed tight. Has anyone else had this same issue and if so, how have you fixed it? Can a metal shop assist with restoring the brass, etc.? Or was this a common problem with the Model R carbs since they came equipped with a drip pan/sheet?

Also, the channel iron seat mount on our Regular looks as though someone cut the finished/tapered end off of it or made their own. Does anyone know where a replacement might be?

Lastly, we are also looking for a belt pulley, 19-hole Farmall seat, and a round-ended right-hand brake lever.

Any assistance/suggestions will be very much appreciated.

I can help you out with a belt pulley as I have several.

What are you calling the fuel bowl? The actual bowl that contains the float and holds the fuel? or are you referring to the small domed piece that the fuel line screws onto? That small domed piece DOES need a gasket to seal it.

The reason for the drip pan on the Regular carb is so that any fuel that leaks does not drip on the hot muffler and potentially start a fire.

JEngberg

Here are some salvage places where we got parts for our 1931 Farmall Regular:

Alderson Tractor Salvage IA
Biewer's Tractor Salvage Barnesville, MN
Nebraska Cowman
We also bought quite a few parts on Ebay... mostly from a seller with the handle of Farmhand Kenny.

My husband said to tell you to be sure when you find a belt pulley, that it came from a Regular... the ones from an F20 are a slightly different depth and don't fit a Regular correctly.

NOT to be the correct police-Lord knows we have done whatever we "felt like" doing with our 30 Regular...
but just in case it is helpful info to you:
Regulars take the 26 hole seat, UNLESS you just want a 19 hole seat - if so, then more power to you.

Also on the drip pan. In case it is shut off or stalls out with distillate in the carb,it can be safely drained, then started
on gas.
Willie

My '29 regular was missing the carb when I got it. I bought an Ensign brass carb that leaked at the fuel bowl. No amount of tightening (be careful!) or sealant would fix it. Turns out there was a pinhole in the side of the fuel bowl, very difficult to see but big enough to weep fuel. A little JB weld fixed that and it hasn't leaked since.

Highly recommend 'Farmhand Ken" for parts. He sells on ebay, was a big help in fixing my Farmall, and is a straight shooter.

(quoted from post at 19:30:46 03/26/16) I can help you out with a belt pulley as I have several.

What are you calling the fuel bowl? The actual bowl that contains the float and holds the fuel? or are you referring to the small domed piece that the fuel line screws onto? That small domed piece DOES need a gasket to seal it.

The reason for the drip pan on the Regular carb is so that any fuel that leaks does not drip on the hot muffler and potentially start a fire.

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Do you have any belt pulleys that came off a Regular? Sounds like to get the proper fit I'm better off getting an actual Regular pulley.

As far as the carburetor, the guys at D&K Restoration in Decorah, IA are helping restore the tractor so I'm going off what they're telling me. I'll have them send me some pictures of it. The carburetor can be separated into two halves, top and bottom. Sounds like the leak is where these two halves come together. So what you're saying is there should be a gasket wherever that carb fits together? That would make sense. Maybe someone forget to replace a gasket after they worked on it.

I am in Grand Island, NE. Where in Nebraska are you in case I would want to pick up a pulley. Also, my Regular has fenders on it, but they're too beat up to restore to a decent condition. Do you know anybody who makes fenders for antique tractors?

Thanks for the info. I'll check out Farmhand Ken.

Thanks. That's interesting. Makes sense.

Thanks for the info.

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(quoted from post at 19:30:46 03/26/16) I can help you out with a belt pulley as I have several.

What are you calling the fuel bowl? The actual bowl that contains the float and holds the fuel? or are you referring to the small domed piece that the fuel line screws onto? That small domed piece DOES need a gasket to seal it.

The reason for the drip pan on the Regular carb is so that any fuel that leaks does not drip on the hot muffler and potentially start a fire.

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Do you have any belt pulleys that came off a Regular? Sounds like to get the proper fit I'm better off getting an actual Regular pulley.

As far as the carburetor, the guys at D&K Restoration in Decorah, IA are helping restore the tractor so I'm going off what they're telling me. I'll have them send me some pictures of it. The carburetor can be separated into two halves, top and bottom. Sounds like the leak is where these two halves come together. So what you're saying is there should be a gasket wherever that carb fits together? That would make sense. Maybe someone forget to replace a gasket after they worked on it.

I am in Grand Island, NE. Where in Nebraska are you in case I would want to pick up a pulley. Also, my Regular has fenders on it, but they're too beat up to restore to a decent condition. Do you know anybody who makes fenders for antique tractors?

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The pulleys I have are off of F20s, I assumed they were the same as a Regular?....I am located in the southeast corner of Nebraska, about a hours drive south of Lincoln krinne at windstream dot net is my email.

As far as the carb goes, they are actually three pieces that are sandwiched together and there are no gaskets between those three main pieces. Sounds like it may be leaking around the internal center stem that DOES require a small gasket on it to prevent leaks.