Leaking Carburetor Float Bowl Fiting Repair - Johnson Evinrude V4

[@BrandonsGarage]

Loctite 545: amzn.to/44cVAuD Fitting 2684K523: bit.ly/3O1h1ZZ Barb 2838N618: bit.ly/3rgStmX

[@kirdude3647]

Link to the bowl?

[@WhalerGA]

Is it just me or are the Evinrude/Johnson V4 engines possibly the longest-lasting man-made devices ever to grace the face of the earth? They are like freaking military-grade.

[@juanfiestas6746]

Thank you so much for your well instructive help. I just order these items for my carburetors, You are awesome!

[@bennyblanko3]

Fuel line zip ties - didn't even know they existed. I've always used the best zip ties I could find (hopefully those small headed ones with the metal insert). Those ones you have with the sloped shoulder look great.

[@BrandonsGarage]

Here they are: amzn.to/3XDLu3z

[@bennyblanko3]

Thanks!!!!@@BrandonsGarage

[@vinniscarboni4095]

Great job by the way 👍 your the Man

[@fishaussie9112]

🇦🇺great work again

[@mjodr]

15:53 It's impossible to find the right part. I looked, to the end of the earth with the greatest searching skills you can imagine. Besides one eBay guy who bought up all 10 parts from the OMC collapse it is N/A. Up to us to figure out a solution. As you/I did. Good luck!

[@mjodr]

Your loctite research will lead you in the right direction. They will tell you exactly the formula that is right for this application. As I have found, MANY formulas are accidentally right for this application. Bonus. Hell yeah. I did very similar things to what you did when fixing my old OMC carb that had issues. Hell yeah.

[@mjodr]

It's a really weird design from OMC. I scratched my head for a week, then ordered NOS fittings. The clearance was not correct between all 3 carbs. I decided to sand one and then I went too small on the O.D. My fix was to use Loctite to take up the gap. What a weird fix, but it worked..for 20+ hours. Amazing. This fitting combination on the bottom of these carbs is extremely weird, not standard, and takes a hell of an engineering hat to work with. IIRC, I used heat, cold, shrink fit techniques, etc. Not an easy job. To have "not an easy job" right off a standard carb is a HUGE problem with the OMC carbs, IMO. We need a new carb bowl lower fully re-engineered for everybody to use POST OMC blow up. I feel like that could be a lucrative market.

[@mjodr]

And, as mirrored in the video, I cracked every plastic fitting I touched in the assembly. As I said, really weird design from OMC.

[@rustysmith2360]

Can you explain why the zip-ties are better than the hose clamps?

[@jasonarthur1208]

Hey Brandon. What zip tie tightener/cutter do you use? Thank you. Nice job!!

[@vinniscarboni4095]

My fittings split too same bowl , how far are you from Houston,Tx. How much for the same fix?

[@joehozzy2616]

Thanks for the video Brandon. Question- is it ok to run a paper inline filter on a pre-mixed 2 stroke (50:1 mix)? Will this cause it to run lean? Thanks

[@NoDonkeys]

I used to have no problems getting those fittings at Napa. All in brass.🤔

[@BrandonsGarage]

A 1/16"??

[@NoDonkeys]

@@BrandonsGarage It was in San Diego. They catalogs 12ft down the counter. I'll look around.

[@NoDonkeys]

@@BrandonsGarage Think I found two on Amazon that would work. 1/16npt - 1/8 npt strait adaptor to a 90 1/8 elbow 5/16 barb .... either could be shorten for height issues. both brass. I've even have shortened the overly long barbs. European car mechanic.

[@sqzbox56]

Where or how can I buy a Evinrude/Johnson Carb Float Gage like you use? Thank you.

[@BrandonsGarage]

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[@mikecalvin1402]

Fine work 🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@johnbladykas4885]

Just use a fuel tank anti siphon valve and just knock the ball out

[@ripperace]

What do you do for replacing the formed hoses on these old ones?

[@BrandonsGarage]

Well, there is only one on the fuel line of this motor, which if it were a pinch longer makes the bend without issue. Others are the rear cooling hoses, which are still available.

[@ripperace]

@@BrandonsGarage what year V4 is that one? I had a 79 that had four of them, but was able to make it work with two.

[@jasonarnhold1841]

Instead of tapping threads, could you just use some flux and solder it on like you would do a copper pipe on your house???

[@jims4539]

SS is so hard it's hard to mesh the threads to anything except SS.

[@jimstaines8093]

Can hardly even notice it, I mean er, notice what? 😆