| carolnovotney | -- 06-19-2022 @ 3:51 AM |
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i purchased replacement rods for my 1940 ford sedan deluxe. Prior to installing, i noted the rubber joint on the new rod was not at the same distance from the carburetor. It was at the firewall where as the old rod rubber joint was closer to the carburetor and several inches from the firewall. Where should the rubber joint land between the carburetor and the firewall? what is the purpose of the rubber joint? Can the rubber joint be removed, the rod welded and simply bent into position? Many thanks in advance.
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| Barney | -- 06-19-2022 @ 5:39 PM |
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Hi, I had a similar issue on my 1940 Standard. Instead of welding, I elected to thread both rods where they were to join (I think it was 10-32.) I used a threaded coupling to join the two rods. It looks clean and professional. Barney
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| JayChicago | -- 06-20-2022 @ 7:35 AM |
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Replaced mine recently. The two rods are not identical because where they attach to the carb are different. Once I was using the correct rod, seemed to fit perfectly.
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| TomO | -- 06-21-2022 @ 6:47 AM |
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I would not remove the rubber joint. It is there to isolate the interior parts from some of the engine vibrations. Tom
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| carolnovotney | -- 07-04-2022 @ 7:25 AM |
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Thanks Barney, Jay and Tom, your responses were helpful. The new rods for throttle and choke were indeed different lengths. swapped them out and works great.
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