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putting new floats in my Autolite

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thenewguy65

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Got a question. I have completely rebuilt this carb and it's my first.
The pin that holds the float has a little wire bracket that slips over the grooves in the pins. Here are my questions:

The little tab on back of the float currently rest on that little bracket. Should it be that way ? Also the springs that slid on that pin, which way are they suppose to be installed. They weren't on the carb prior to the rebuild.
 
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my springs are set so that the longer of the two wires on the spring, is up against the the wall of the carb. Hope that helps. I just glanced at the 4100 I have sitting to be rebuilt. I don't know if that's correct or not.
 
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Is it the 4100 that is the 1.08? I just got one for free and it needs a rebuild, so I need to find a rebuild kit for it.
 
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65mistress said:
Is it the 4100 that is the 1.08? I just got one for free and it needs a rebuild, so I need to find a rebuild kit for it.
Click to expand...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...hZ019QQitemZ8073077366QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

That guy on ebay has a nice kit. I purchased it and pretty pleased. I haven't put it in yet. It doesn't come with the springs mentioned above.

The only complaint is that he charges 11.00 for shipping. That's ridiculously high. It comes in a first class envelope so he's pocketing the rest. At least have the decency to send it priority mail.
 
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