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Old 01-03-2020, 09:12 AM
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Default Replacement Rochester 2bbl floats?

I finally paid my tripower dues with a drowned brass float, extinguisher(s) required.

Are there reliable replacement floats available?
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Old 01-03-2020, 10:21 PM
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WHERE ARE YOU IN MICHIGAN?

I am also in the Detroit area of Michigan, I have 3 NOS Rochester Floats with your name on them.

Send me a PM

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Old 01-03-2020, 11:09 PM
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PM'd, THANKS!

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Old 01-04-2020, 01:07 AM
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I just shipped a set of '66 Tripower carbs back to Louisiana. The Tripower had been recently restored by someone else, but the front carb float developed a leak and a fire started with the overflowed gas. The owner put out the fire quickly, so only cosmetic damage was done to the three carbs. The choke pulloff was toasted. After media blast and dichromate and replacement of the choke pulloff and all three floats, they're back to the owner. Look at the before and after pictures.

There is a quality problem with aftermarket brass floats--and the 50+ year-old brass floats often develop leaks. I check all brass floats by immersing in very hot water to check for bubbles--the water has to be below 212 degrees so the bubbles from boiling don't obscure the smaller bubbles if there is a leak in the float. If they leak, the bubbling is very obvious.

Rochester changed over to resin floats in the 2G carbs somewhere about 1968--not sure exactly when.
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Old 01-04-2020, 10:04 AM
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Great post Dick.

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Tom Vault: Do you have any nos floats left? If you do please send me a pm with the cost.

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Old 01-04-2020, 04:39 PM
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PM to you TROYBOYONE

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To answer the OP, does anyone know where the larger brass floats can be purchased? I could use 25 or more. If not available, I'm going to switch to resin floats for all restorations.

The picture shows how some floats look when I disassemble 50+ year-old carbs.
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I freshen up mine every 4-5 yrs, FWIW this is my first flooded float, car is driven weekly in summers in Mich. Looks are deceiving.
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It's a big issue, we go through 3-4 floats a year it seems. Not sure why they can't make quality parts any more!!!!

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It's a big issue, we go through 3-4 floats a year it seems. Not sure why they can't make quality parts any more!!!!
They can; the majority of customers simply won't pay extra for quality parts!

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