SERVICE MANUAL

for

MARVEL-SCHEBLER
TRACTOR and INDUSTRIAL
CARBURETERS

.MODELS DLTX & TSX

MARVEL-SCHEBLER PRODUCTS DIV.

BORe·WARNER CORPORATION
DECATUR, ILL .• U.S.A.

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Principle of Operation
Mar vel-S chebler Ca r b ur ete rs a re used on power and econom y cannot b e changed or cor -
thousands of tractor and industrial en gines and re cted by t h e ca rb ureter. Inability t o und erstand
have been designed to provide many years of all the fa ctors t h a t effect engine op eration is t h e
trouble-free service , h owever, as in the cas e of reason many se rvice me chanics ch a nge f r om fac-
all mechanical devices, they do in t im e require to ry standards and attempt t o imp rove on the
iJroper service and repairs. An understanding en gi ne set-up by t h eir own methods or " stand-
of their const r uction and how they operate as ards" . All t hat a ny se rv ice me chanic sho uld ever
well as an understanding of t h eir f unc tio n with try to do is t o ma ke t he parti cular engine h e is
respect to the engine will n ot onl y a void man y wo r k ing on as goo d as th e manufacturer in -
false leads on the part of t h e se rvice man in di a g- t en de d it to be , b ut h e ca n make it a lot wo rse .
nosing so-called carbureter comp la ints but will Far too many engin es are ru n nin g be low their
create customer satisfacti on a nd a pro f it ab le standard of p erformance in service t oda y.
business for the progressive service sho p. F or t h e ca r b ur et er t o a ccom pl ish its functi on
To understand a car buret er it is necessary to it m ust be able to vary the mixture str ength d e-
realize that there is only one thing that a ca r bur- pen dent upon the engine d ema nds. It must
eter is de signed to d o and t h a t is to mix fuel a n d su pp ly a mixture strength that will a llo w t h e en-
air in the proper proport ion so that the mixtur e gi ne to give m a ximum h or sep ower, wh enever t he
will burn efficiently in a n en gine. It is th e fu n c- th rottle is fully opened , while at part throttl e
tion of the engine to conv ert this mixture int o co nd it ions it mu st lean out t h e mixture so th at
power. maxim um economy can b e obtained . In addition
There are three major factors in an engin e it mu st have flex ibil ity t hro ugh out the entire
which cont r ol the ch an g e of fuel and a ir int o ra nge of oper a t ing s p ee ds. from idl e and part
power: I-Compression. 2-Ignition. 3-Car- t h rott le t o f ull power wid e open t h rottl e po si-
buretion. t ion . T he ca rb ur et er mu st al so ha ve an acceler-
Ca r bureti on has been listed last be cause it is at ing "well" wit h eno ugh fu el capacity to start
absolutel y necessary for the engine t o have goo d handling su d d en maximum loads. In ot her wor ds
compression and good ignition before it can have t h e carbureter not on ly varies the volum e of fuel
good carburetion. a nd a ir that enters the en gine but al so va r ies the
When the a verage person thinks of " carbure- a mo unt of f uel t hat goes in with a given amount
t ion" they immediately think of th e ca r b ur eter of a ir, tii orde r to produ ce the proper mixtur e
as a unit. Carburetion is the combine d fu ncti on p roportion fo r an y condition under which t he
of th e ca r b ur et er, manifold , va lves , pist on and eng ine is operating at any time.
rings, combusti on chamb er, and cam sh aft. In ord er t o und erstand t he f unction a nd opera-
It can be readil y se en t h at " carburetion " is a t ion of t he Marvel-Sche bler Tractor and In d us-
far de eper s ubj ect t h a n co nsider a t ion of t h e ca r- tri a l Carburet ers it is well t o cons id er the syste ms
bureter alone , a nd expecting the carburet er to t h at m a ke u p each ca r b ur et er . These systems
cure faulty ignition, compression, valves, etc. will are : The Floa t System, Th e Idle System , T h e
only result in wasted time and effort on th e part P ow er Fuel Feed System, The Back Suction
of the service man and added expensefo t he Economi zer System , an d T h e Choke System .
customer. A th or ou gh kno wl ed g e of each system will
It mu st be remembered that the fun ction of hel p t h e se rvice mech a nic to quickly loca t e and
t he carbureter does not extend beyo nd d eli ver- corr ect legiti ma t e ca rb ur eter comp la ints as we ll
ing the prop er mixture of fuel and air to t he as t o ins pect, repair, and put back t o standard
manifold and t he ot h er factors wh ich effect a ny ca r bure t er th a t re quires an over h a ul.

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Float System
It should be an estab-
lished policy that when-
ever t he carb ureter is dis-

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assembled for whatever
cause the service man
make following checks:
1. Examine float va lve for
any signs of wear. If it
is not absolutely tru e or
is g-rooved and hasn 't a
perf e ct taper, a new
float valve and al so a
new float valve se a t
must be used. These
float valves and seats
are supplied in match-
ed sets and are tested
at the factory for lea ks.
Always use a new float
valve seat gasket to
fUEL BOWL - l make sure of a perfect
seal.
The float sy stem controls the le vel and supply 2. Examine float for any signs of failure . To
of gasoline in the fuel bowl throughout the oper- test metal float submerge float in pan of
ating range of the engine. hot water and if ai r bubb les are obs erved
replace with new float .
When the fuel bowl (1) is empty the float
and lever (2) and float valve (3) drop and fuel Examine cork float for bare places or
under pressure from the fuel pump (o r gravity cracks in coating. If either are found , or if
feed) is forced thro ugh the float valve seat (4) float shows evidence of having been soggy,
around the float valve (3) and into the fuel replace with new one. (Do not attempt to
bowl (1) . As the fuel in t he bowl approaches r ecover float with shellac or varnish.)
the correct operating level it raises the float and
lever (2) with enough fo rce to raise t he float 3. Set float height to the proper specification
for the particu lar model carbureter be ing
valve and cut off t he flow of fuel into the bowl.
se r viced . Make certain that the entire
As fuel feeds through the carbureter jets into
assembly works free and that there is no
the engine the fuel level (5) drops, allowing
binding.
additional f ue l to enter the f uel bowl.
4. Wash f uel strainer assembly in gasoline
Under actual operating conditions the fuel
and clea n screen with ai r under pressure.
level (5) and float and lever (2) automatically
If t h e screen, or th e threads on the strainer
position t hemselves so that t he in ward flow of
are not in good condition, install a ne w
gasoline to the carbureter is equal to the out-
assembly .. When re -installing fuel strainer
ward flow of gasoline to the engine.
assemblyalways use a new strainer gasket
As can rea dily be seen the float syst em under if a gasket is use d to obtain a seal.
the most favorab le of operating cond itions is
subjected to a certain amount of wear. Unde r It has been proven, with few exceptions,
se ver e conditions or co nd it ions that result in ex - t h at with a float system in good order,
cessive vibrations being transmitted to the carbu- ca r bur et er flooding onl y occurs whe n dirt
reter, float va lve and float valve seat wea r is or for eign matter becom es lodged between
accelera ted . the float va lve (3) and float valve seat (4) .

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The Idle System

PRIMARY IDLE t he t hrottl e valve (6) since
ORIFICE-7 t his valve mu st b e slightly
open t o permit t he engine
to id le. The re sultant mi x-
~2~ IDLE ADJUSTING t ure is correct fo r op erat-
Q,l NEEDLE-13
ing en gine at id le speed,
provide d t h e id le ad j ust-
in g n eedle (1 3 ) is prop -
er ly adjust ed.
FUEL BOWL
CHAMBER-9 As t h e t hrottl e va lve (6)
is sl ow ly opened fr om t h e
slow id le posit ion it gr a du-
a lly subj ects t h e secon d-
ary id le orifice (8) t o in-
t a k e mani f old vac u u m ,
and t he secon d ary idl e
orifice (8 ) no longer bleeds
air to t h e idle f uel passa ge
(10 ) but feeds an addi-
tional q uantity of fue l into
T he idl e sys t em contr ols the flow of fuel at t h e engine. This is pro per sin ce t h e t h rottl e va lve
id le sp eed a nd a t slow sp eeds until the t h r ottle is no w op en wider an d will admit a gre ater
is ope ned wide en ough to allow t he power fuel amoun t of a ir t o blend wit h t h is add itional fu e l
fe ed syst em to f unction. to ma in tain t he corr ect proportion s of fuel an d
ai r for t h e en gine.
When t he t h r ottl e va lve (6) is in the idle p osi-
t ion t h e edge of t h e va lve is between t h e p r imary As t h e throttle va lve (6) is op en ed st ill wider,
idl e orifi ce (7) and t h e secon d a ry idle orifice t h e idl e fuel delivery begins t o fad e ou t , h ow-
(8) . With t h e va lv e in this po sition t h e ai r pres- ever , t h e th r ottle va lve at t his po int is f ar en ough
open f or t he po w er f uel f eed syst em to begin
sure (ma nifo ld va cuum ) at the primary id le
f unctioning .
orifice (7 ) is lower than the a ir pr ess ur e in t he
f ue l bo w l ch a mbe r (9 ) a nd f uel is forced f ro m Th e idl e syst em as d escribed a bove is th e m ost
pos itive and sa t isf ac tory of idl e systems, as it is
t he f uel bowl (1) into t h e idl e f uel passage (10 ) .
wo r king un der ve ry hi gh s uction an d t h e mixture
As th e f uel t r ave ls throu gh the idle fuel passag e
flows t hro ug h th e s ma ll passages a n d orifi ces at
(1 0 ) it passes t h r ough t he mete ring or ifice of
ve ry hi gh ve locities. It is necessary to bear in
t h e idle j et (11) to t h e point where it is combined mind, how ever, that ther e are t ime s whe n these
with a ir enter ing t h ro ugh t he idl e ad justing s ma ll holes may be come plugge d with particles
needl e seat (12 ) . The mixing of air with gasoline of dirt or foreign matter and will r equire clea n-
h elps t o a tom ize the fuel a nd t his process is ing . At suc h t imes t h e passages, jets, a nd small
r ep ea t ed a t t h e secon d a ry idl e or ifice (8) as t he drilled hol es sh ould onl y b e cleaned with a
fue l t ravels th ro ugh t he idl e fue l passage (1 0). cleaning fluid s uch as gasoline a nd a ir und er
As t h is r ich mi xture of f ue l a nd a ir e merges fr om pressure. Never use drills or wires as a change
t he pri ma ry idl e orifice (7 ) it is r educed to cor- in size of th ese sma ll ope nings will ch ang e t he
re ct proportions by t he air which passes a ro und ent ir e ca libr a t ion of t he ca r b uret er.

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Power Fuel Feed System

vent ur i (17). At the same
t ime, the fuel that is stored
in t h e accelerating well
(16) is also forced through
_~~_- THROTTLE VALVE-6 the nozzle air bleeds (1 5)
into t h e nozzle (14) . Bu t ,
be cause the size of the
power jet (20) and the
NOZZLE AIR VENT-21
posit ion of the power ad-
j usting needle (18) restri ct
the amount of fuel which
ca n en ter the nozzle (14),
t h e fuel in the a ccelerat-
ing well (16) will soon b e
exhausted and air will
th en enter through the
noz z le air bleeds (15) to
mix with the fuel passing
t h r ough the nozzle (14) .
NOZZLE AIR BLEEDS-IS ~~~~~ :'l:li.~~.
<,
ACCELERATING WELL-16
The amount of air th a t can
enter into the nozzle (1 4)
is limited by the size of
t h e nozzle air vent (21).
POWER JET-10
The result of air b lee d-
ing into the nozzle (1 4) is,
t o h elp atomize or break
up th e fuel into finer p a r-
POWER ADJUSTING NEEDLE-18 - - -...~ ticles, to regulate the quan-
tity and the rate of dis-
With t he th rottl e va lve ( 6 ) in slo w or j ust off ch a rge of the fuel fed from the accelerating
slow idle position, fuel r ises u p thr ough th e we ll (1 6), durin g a cceleration, and to provid e
n ozz le ( 14) an d out t h e noz zle air bleeds (15) t h e co r r ec t mixture proportions for full throttle
to fill t h e accele r at in g w ell (16 ) t o approxi- op er a tion.
mately the height of the f uel level in t he fuel As t he throttle valve is opened toward th e
bow l (1). w id e op en po siti on the velocity through the ven-
As t h e engine speed is in cr ease d fr om the t ur i (17) continues to increase, lowering the air
s low id le p osition t h e a ir flow t h ro ugh t h e venturi pr essur e at the nozzle (14) and resulting in
(17) is gradually increased, and , a s the id le addit ional f ue l being supplied to the engine as
sy stem begins to diminish, t he ve locity through t h e s p eed is increased.
th e venturi (17) is h igh en ough to cr ea t e a pres- W h en t h e throttle val ve (6) is opened sud-
sure at the tip of t h e n ozzle (14 ) slightly less denly from sl ow or just off slow idle position ,
t h a n t he press ure in t h e f ue l bo wl ch a m b er (9) t h e fuel stored in the accelerating well (16) is
an d th e acc elerating w ell ( 16 ) . F uel, t h er efor e , forced out through the nozzle air bleeds (15)
f eeds f rom the fuel bowl (1) thro ugh the op en- very r ap id ly and serves to provide the extra
ing between t he powe r (load) a d justing needle rich ness re quired by the engine to meet the
(18) and the power a djusting n eedle seat (19 ), s ud d en load. When th e throttle valve (6) is
through the power jet (20 ) an d ou t t he noz zle close d fue l a gain fills the a ccelerating well (16),
(14) to be di schar g ed into th e ai r str ea m at t h e r ea dy for the next acceleration.

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Back Suction Economizer System

a mo unt of air t hat is dr a wn out of t he fu el
bowl ch amber (9) is controlled by t he size
of the economizer j et (23) , t h e econ omizer
ECONOMIZER ORIFICE-24 or ifice (24) and th e posi tion of t h e th r ottle
va lve (6) as its position de termin es t h e
ECONOMIZER JET-23
manifold vac uum or suction on the econo-
mizer orifice (24) . As t he th r ottle va lve (6)
is opened from t h e fa st idle pos itio n t h e
economizer orifi ce (24) is gradually ex-
posed to manifold suction, and a ir flows
fr om t he f uel bowl cha mbe r (9), t hro ugh
FUEL BOWL CHAMBER-9
the economizer jet (23) a nd out t he eco no-
mizer orifice (24) . This air must be re-
placed by air entering through the bo wl
vent (22 ) but as t h e size of the bowl vent
(22) restricts t he a mount of air t h at can
enter, t h e resultant pressure in the fuel
bo wl cha mb er (D) will be lowe red, re d uc-
ing the diff er en ce in air pressure be t we en
the no zzle (14) and t he fuel bo wl chamber
(9). The flow of fuel will therefore be re-
tar ded so t h at t he exact econ omy mixture
ratio will be delivered to the engine at this
particular throttle opening. Opening the
t h r ottle valve (6) further exposes t h e entire
economizer orifi ce (24) to manifold suction,
r esulting in addition al air being rem oved
Th e am ount of fuel supplied to an engine is from the fuel bowl cha mber (9) , again leaning
controlled by the size of the power jet, the po- out the mixture ratio to the correct proportions
sition of the po wer adjusting needle, and the for th is ne w throttle position. After the econo-
difference in air pressure between the fuel bowl mizer orifi ce (24) is fully exposed t o manifold
chamber and the venturi. However, in many suction the amount of air that is drawn out of
eng ines the mixture must be leaned out addi- t h e fuel bowl chamber (9) is cont r olled by the
tionally during part throttle operation to obtain manifold vacuum or suction at any gi ven throttle
maximum economy. T o provide t his leaner valve (6) position and as this suction decreases
mixture Marvel-Schebler Tractor and Industrial as the throttle approaches wide open position,
Carbureters make use of the "Back Suction less air is drawn out of the fuel bowl chamber
Economizer System. With this method of meter- and additional fuel flows to t h e engine to provide
ing fuel , the air pressure in the fuel bowl t h e extra richness required for operation at
chamber is regulated and cont r olled according heavy loads where maximum horsep owe r is
to load conditions by a combination of bowl necessary.
vent and economizer passages comm unicating The '''Back Suction Economizer System" as-
with the throttle bore of the ca r b ur et er . sur es t h e proper metering of fu el to t h e engine
Through regulations of the air pressure in the t hro ughout the serv ice life of t he carb uret er as
fuel bowl chamber the fuel flow through the there are no mo ving parts to we ar out or adjust-
carbureter can be controlled to provide the prop- ments to get out of order. It is ess entia l, ho w-
er mixture proportions for the engine. ever, that the system remain free of dirt and
All the air t h at en ters the fuel bowl cha mber f oreign matter because any foreig n substance
(9) must firs t pass through the air cleaner and in t h e syst em will restrict t he flow of air there by
the bowl vent (22). The size of the bowl vent cr eating improper pr essures in t h e f uel bowl
(22) controls or limits the amount of ai r t hat ch a mb er and resulting improper f ue l d elivery
can enter the fuel bo wl chamber (D), The t o the engine.
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Choke System

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The cho ke system is used durin g cold st ar ting valve (2 5) position use is made of a spr ing
and t he wa r m-up peri od. Unde r t hes e cold con- loaded relief valve (26) in many ap plications.
ditions it is neces sa r y t o supp ly an additional This valve opens a ut omatically with engine
r ich mixture of fuel a nd air , as onl y t he "light sp eed a nd loa d and eliminates a gr eat deal of
ends" or more vola til e portions of t he fuel will manipulation of t he ch oke on t h e part of the
vapor ize with t he ma nifo ld a nd a ir t emper a- op erator.
t ures at t hese cold condit ions . Consequently it When the engine has obtained n or ma l oper-
is ne cessary t hat a larg e quanti ty of fuel be ating temper ature t he choke valve (25) must be
a vailable so t hat t h ere will be enough " light fu lly opened t o assure maximum power and
en ds," to comb in e wit h t he a ir to fo r m a com- economy. In a d diti on, extended use of t h e ch oke
bustible mix ture fo r st arti ng t he engine. re sults in more gasoline being sup plie d t o the
The fun ction of t h e ch oke valve (25) is to engine t han can be burned . A large percentage
r estrict the amount of air t hat can en ter the car- of the unb urne d gas oline is lost through t he ex-
bureter and t o increase the suction on the nozzle haust syst em. The re mainder of t h e raw g as oline
(1 4) so that additi onal fuel will be drawn into is forced between t he pistons and cylinder walls,
the manifold. As soon as t he engine fir es and washing away the prot ective oil film and increas-
runs t he rich mix ture must be rapidly reduced to ing engine wear, a nd enters t h e cr ankc a se where
prevent stalling. This change in mixture is a c- it dilutes the en gine oil.
comp lished by t he oper ator positioning the choke Any adjustments t h at a re necess ary on t he
va lve to pr ovid e t he prope r mixtu r e. H owever, ca r bur eter sh ould nev er be attempt ed until t he
a few d egrees movement of t he cho ke va lve ( 25 ) engine has obt ai ned its normal oper ating t em-
will make a bi g ch ange in t he mixtur e stre ngth perature and the ch oke va lve (2 5) h as been
a nd to h elp r educe t he sensiti vity of the ch oke placed in t he wi d e open posi tion.

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Model TSX Carbureter

I DLE A DJUSTING NEEDLE I FUEL ' t ive ho le plugs, and also
to pre vent vapor lock or
" per colat ion" of the fuel
ID L E ADJUSTING NEEDLE l A I R ' when the carbureter is
operated un der ex -
tremely hot conditions,
re sult in g in hard start-
ing or errat ic en gine op -
er a t ion.
The Mod el TSX ca r b u-
r eter is comp letely se al -
ed aga inst d ust or di r t.
All air en tering t he fue l
bow l of t he ca rbur eter
mu st firs t pass t h ro ug h
the air c lea ner. T he
th rottle shaft bear ings
a nd chok e shaft bear-
ings are se a le d to eli mi-
nate du st and di rt enter-
ing at t he se p oints.
T he ba ck suct ion ec on-
om izer system (F ig ur e
2) is provid ed with a
removabl e ec ono m izer
BOW L DRA I N / jet. The si ze of this jet
POW ER ADJUS TI NG NEEDLE has been ca r ef ully es-
t a blish ed by en gineer-
Fig. I-Idle a n d Powe r Fuel F eed S y st e m s ing t ests to provid e the
exact f uel requirements
The Marvel -Sch ebl er Model TSX fo r maximum econo my at pa rt throttle opera-
Ca r bur et er is manufactured in three tion. Always use t he eco no m ize r j et s p ecified in
S.A .E. n omin al sizes: ViI in ch , 1 in ch , t he indi vid ual ca rb ur eter service p a rts list to
a nd 1 Vt. in ch. In addition to t hese va ri - assure pro per engine opera ti on. On so me ca r b u-
a ti ons in size, there a re al so va ria t ions
necessitated by the specific require-
ment of the en gines on which th e car-
bureters are used . Many engin es , f or
instance, require s pecia l throttle and
ch oke operating le vers, and for pur-
po se of calibration, they may have d if-
ferent size jets, n ozzles, ve ntur ii, etc.
For this reason when or de r ing parts,
refer to th e indi vidual ca r b ure te r serv -
ice parts list for the engine on whi ch
the carbureter is in stalled.
The Model TSX Ca r bur eto r co ns ists
of only two major cast ings :
1. T h e throttle body casting which
forms the cover for th e fu el bowl.
2. The f uel bowl cas t ing which con-
tains the ai r inlet.
Cas t iron material is used for rug-
gedness. It will be noticed (Figure 1)
t ha t all passages, whenever possible ,
are drill ed from t he t op face of th e BOW L VENT
fu el bowl cast ing to prevent any f uel
leaks to th e outside of t he carb ureter,
beca use of sh r unk en gaskets or de f ec- Fig. 2 -Back Suctio n Ec on omizer System

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Model TSX Carbureter

air adjusting idle need le. T he upper
inset in F ig ure 1 sh ows an id le a djust-
ing needle which alters t h e amount of
fue l and a ir mixture which enters t he
FLOAT ca r bur et er bo re fr om t h e idle passage .
T hi s is co m monly known as a fu el ad-
justing idl e ne edl e. It is import a nt to
r member in setting t h e idl e mixture
t h e a ir a dj usting idle n ee d le mu st be
tu rne d in, or cloc k wise, to enr ich the
idle mixture , and t he fuel adj usting
idl e needle mu st be t ur ne d out, or
counter-clockwise to enrich t he id le
mixtur e.
A dual floa t mechanism (Figure 3 )
is used in a fuel bowl that a lmost com -
pletely surrounds t he nozzl e. T his de-
sign and constructio n is suc h that th e
t r a ctor , or engine , ca n be oper ated at
CHOKE any angl e up to 45 d egrees wit h out
ser iously affecting t h e fuel and ai r
GASOLINE DRAIN STRAIN ER ratio and without flooding be ca use t h e
mean level at t he nozzle tip is practi-
Fig. 3-Float a nd Choke S y stem s ca lly const a nt at any angl e of opera-
t ion.
r et er mod els t h e proper fuel requirements ar e Some ca r bur et ers are eq uipped wi th a spr ing-
established wit h out the use of an economizer jet loaded go vernor control le ve r to pe rmit man ua l
a nd t he fixed economizer orifi ce machined in t he closing of t h e t hr ottle to a n idle po sition for
ca r b ureter t hro ttle body regulates th e fuel sup- engines equipped wi th cert a in ty p e gove r nors.
plie d t o the engine. In ad d it ion, there are engine An exam p le of this ty pe le ver is sho wn in Figure
and carb ureter combinations t h at do not re quire 4, howe ver, t h er e are oth er var ia ti ons of t his
th e back suction economizer sy stem . In these typ e d ep endent upon the p a rtic ula r application.
ca r bu reters t h e economizer orifice has not been
machined in the t hr ottle body casting. Whil e t h er e are many va r iations produced by
combining the d iffer ent types a nd sizes int o a
To pr ovid e additional economy, in addition t o s pec ific application , all Model TSX ca r bur et ers
t he back suct ion economizer sy stem, some carbu- incorporate t h e same engineering pri ncip les and
r et ers are provi d ed with two adj ust ing needles, are alike fr om a f unctional st a nd p oint .
the low speed or idle a dj usting ne ed le, and the
po wer or load a d j usting needl e. Ho wever , t he
power a djusting needle is not a lw ays required
a nd fo r a pplicati ons of t h is nature the fixe d jet
type ca r bu reter is used in which t he power jet
controls t he a m ount of f u el th at is supplied t o
the engine.
There a re two va r iat ions in ca r b ur eters ha v-
ing t he power adjusting needle, commonly ca ll ed
t he adjustable jet typ e carbureter. In Figure 1
is sh own t h ese t wo a rrange ments. The adjust-
ment of ei ther ty pe is ac complish ed in t h e sa me
mann er.
A la rge pe rc enta ge of t he Mod el TSX Ca rb u-
r eters a r e provi de d with an idle ad justin g nee d le
wh ich a lters t he fuel a nd air proporti ons of th e
mix ture wh ich en ters th e ca r b ureter bore f rom
th e idle passage (Figu re 1) . T his is known as an Fi g . 4 -Spring -Loaded Gove rno r Le ver

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Service Instructions for Model TSX Carbureters

Type A-Fixed Jet Type B-Adjustable Jet Type C-Adjustable Jet

Th e fo llowing pr oce d ur e for serv ice of all Mod el TSX Ca rbur et ers is for a comp lete over ha ul. After
removin g .ca r b ur et er f ro m engine was h thoroughl y wit h cleaning fluid suc h as gasoline to pe r mit
examinati on of ext ern al parts for damage . For t ype carbureter being servi ced see illu strations above.
Instructions apply to all ty pes un less specified otherwise .

1- 5-
Remove Power Adjusting Remove Economizer Jet.
Needle Assembly. NOTE. Not requ ired in a ll
T ype B. carbureters. Check se rvice
parts list or re pair kit of
ca rb ureter be ing serviced .

2- 6-
Remove Bowl Cover Remove Idle Jet
Screws and Lock Washers NO T E . Not req uired in all
Separate Castings . carbureters. Check se r vice
parts list or repai r ki t of
carbu reter being' se rviced.

3- 7-
Remove Float Valve, Removing Idle Adjusting
Bowl Gasket, and Ventu r i. Needle and Spring

If Valve is grooved or Repla ce wit h new Nee dle

damaged, replace Valve if grooved or da mag-ed
and F loat Va lve Seat.

4- 8-
Remove Float Valve Sea t Remove Throttle Valve
and Gasket. S crews. Valve, and
Thrott le Shaft and
Lever A ssembly
Repl a ce with n ew shaft
a nd lev er assem bly if ex-
cessive looseness between
sha f t a nd throttle body.
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9- 14-
Remove Throttle Shaft Remove Retainer Plug
Packing Retainer and Gasoline Drain
Strainer .
and Packin g
Stra in er can on ly be re-
Fo r ce ou t Retainer pla ced on ca rbu r et ers hav-
wit h sma ll sc rewdri ver ing' a cu rled ha ir or f elt
or punc h t ype s tr aine r . Only re-
plac e wh en im possible t o
cle a n with ga soline and
co mp r esse d air. P orou s
metal typ e stra iner can-
not be r eplac ed. Clean
10- only.
Remove Main Nozzle
and Gasket.
Type A 15-
Type B Remove Choke Valve
Screws, Valve, Choke
Shaft & Lever Auembly,
Choke Return Spring,
and Choke Bracket.

11- 16-
Remove Power Jet. Remove Choke Shaft
Type A Packing Retainer
Type B and Packing.
Force out r eta in er with
sma ll screwdriver
or punch.
'"A S S E M B L E

12- 17-
Remove Power Adjusting Install Throttle Shaft
Needle Auembly. Packing and Retainer.
Type C Assemble new retainer
a n d packing' on throtjle
Ca r bu re t ers not having shaft. In sert shaft in
ad justable ne edle remove carbureter and tap lightly
power jet. until r et a in er is flush with
casting f ace.

13- 18-
Remove Main Nozzle Install Throttle Valve
and Gasket. and . Screws.
Type C Install valve wi th a ngle
ident ifica t ion ma rk fac ing'
flange f ace of ca rbureter.
Tap valve lightly to ce n -
ter in throttle bore. Tight-
en screw s securely .

*Be f or e assembling carbureter, clean castings, channels, and parts with carbureter cleaning fluid
and air under pressure. Make certain all small holes and channels are open and free from carbon
and dirt. Do not use wire or small drills to clean out small holes as a slight change in size of these
holes will affect the carbureter operation. To assure a successful overhaul always replace all worn
or damaged parts and any parts that are questionable. Always use all new gaskets.
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19- 25-
Install Economizer Jet. Install Choke Shaft
Packing Retainer and
Packing.
Install retainer as shown
in illustrations below.
Note: On so m e ca r bur ete r
models the packing is r e-
tained by choke bracket in
place of packing retainer.

20- 25A-
Install Idle Jet. On carbureters counter-
bored % " to ~ " deep in-
st a ll r etainer with cup
fa cing t owards casting.
Tap lightly u ntil flush with
casting face .

21- 25B-
Install Idle Adjusting On carbu ret e r s counter-
Needle and Spring. bored -b." to 1;.& " deep in-
sta ll retainer with cup
Set approximately one fa ci ng away from casting.
turn from seat for Tap lightly u ntil flush
preliminary setting. wi th ca sting face.

22- 26-
I n s t all Float Valve S eat I n st a ll Choke B racket,
a n d Casket . C hoke Return Sp r ing,
Choke Shaft and Lever
Use new Float Valve a nd
Auemb ly , Valve, and
Se at Assembly.
Screws.
Ce nt e r valve in casting
before tightening sc rews.

23- 27-
Auemble Bowl Cov e r I nstall Power Je t .
Ga sk e t and V enturi T ype A
in Casting.
Type B
In stall float valve.

24- 28-
Install Float and Lev e r I n st a ll Main Nozzle
Au embly and a n d Casket.
Float Lever Pin.
Ty pe A
Set floats 1,4, " from ga sket Type B
fa ce to nearest edge of
float, keeping edge of float Us e new ga sket.
parallel with ga sk et. Ad-
j ust by usin g bending tool
# M -8.

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29- 32 -
Install Ma in Nozz l~ A..emble Caating• .
a nd G &lk ~ t. Invert th rottle body a nd
T y pe C lowe r fu el bowl ov er floats
taking p'r e c a u t i o n that
Use new gask et.
ve nturi gu ides bod ies into
positi on .

30- 33 -
Install P o w~r Adjus t ing Install Bowl Cov~r Scr~ws
N~~dl~ A.. ~ m b ly. a nd Lock Wash~ra.
T yp e C Tighten screws gra duall y
Use new gasket. u n til all are tight.

Set approx im ately one

turn from sea t for
preliminary setting.

3 1- 34-
Install Gaaolin~ Drain In stall Pow~r Adjusting
S tra in ~ r & R~t a in~rPlug. N~~dl~ A.. ~mbly.
Stake retai ne r plug in Type A
pl a ce with c en t er punch to Set approximately one
in su r e secure locking. turn from seat f or
preliminary setting.

Adjustment Instructions

P R E LI MI NA RY ADJUSTMENTS *IDL E ADJUSTING NEEDLE-AIR ADJUSTING

Se t t h r ottle st op screw so that throttle valve is open T o ri ch en the idl e m ix ture t urn t he id le adjust ing ne ed le
sligh tly. Make certain that fuel su p ply to carb u reter is to t he r ight or cl ockw ise.
open. Close choke valve. Start engine and pa rtially r elease
QID L E ADJUSTING NEEDLE-FUEL ADJUSTING
choke . After the en gine has been run s ufficie n tl y to b ring
up to operating temperature througho ut, see that cho ke is T o ri ch en the idle m ix tu r e tu rn t he id le a d j us ti ng ne edle
ret u rn ed t o wid e op en po sition. to the lef t or cou nte r-clockwise.

POWER OR LOAD ADJUSTME NT ( T YP E B, TYPE C )

LO W SPEED OR IDLE ADJ USTMENT
With the engine runni ng at governed speed under load,
Set throttle or g overnor con trol leve r in slow idle turn power adjusting n eed le to the r ig h t , or clockwise, a
positio n and adj ust t h rottle st op scr ew f or th e co r r ect little at a t im e until th e power drops app reciably. T he n
e ngine id le s pe ed. (On a new, stiff e ng ine th is spe ed mu st turn the needle t9 t he left, or counter-clockwi se, until t he
be slightly higher tha n r equi r ed f or a thoro ughly run -in e ng ine picks uppower an d ru ns smo ot hly. This will give
e ng ine. ) Turn idle a djusting needle * un til engine begins an eco no mi ca l part thro ttle mixture, an d, due to the
to fa lt er or r oll fro m r ichness, th en turn needle in the eco no m izer action, the proper power mixture for full
op posite directio n until the en gi ne run s sm oothly . t h ro t t le operati on . Du e to variations in te mperature or
fu e ls it may be necessary to richen up this mixture by
NOT E: It is be tter that this a djustmen t be sligh tl y t oo backi ng out th e power adjusting needle, a small amou n t
rich t ha n too le a n. a t a tim e until go od acceleration is obtained.

NOTE: Carburete rs TSX.I07. TSX.330. TSX.339. TSX-355. TSX-385 and TS X·398 use th e fu el ad -
justing type idle needle. A II oth er M odel TSX Carb uret ers use th e air ad justing typ e idle needle, . ./

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Model DLTX Carbureter

.V THROTTLE LEVER
THROTTLE BODY
I LOA D AD JU STI NG

FUEL BOW L

NOZZlE RETA INING SPRING

F ig. I -Choke , Float and Power Fuel Fee d Syste ms

Th e Marvel-Sch ebl er Mo del DLTX Ca r b uret er ing to prevent any fu el leaks to t h e outside of
is a h or iz on tal type carb urete r use d on J oh n the carbureter because of sh r un ken gask ets or
Deere tr a ctors . T o meet t he specific engine r e- defective hole pl ugs.
quirem en ts of t he indi vidual tra ctor on whi ch Th e Mod el DLTX Ca rbureter is co mp letely
th e ca r bur ete r is installed r eq uir es different size se a le d a gainst dust or dirt . A ll a ir enter ing t h e
jets, nozzl es, vent uri, throttl e and cho ke ope r- fu el bowl of t he ca rb u rete r m ust first pass
a tin g levers, etc. F or t his r eason , wh en or d er ing t hro ugh t he ai r cleane r . The t hrottle shaft bear-
pa rts, a lwa ys r ef er to t he ind ivid ua l carb ur eter ings and t he ch ok e shaft bearings are sealed to
se rv ice parts 1ist f or t h e engine on wh ich t he elimina t e d ust a nd di rt en tering at t h es e points.
ca rb urete r is insta ll ed . Ne w t h rottle sh aft b ushings ca n b e installe d
Th e Model DLTX Ca r b uret er cons ists of t wo wh en t he bearings h a ve beco me wo r n.
castings :
T he floa t me chanism is co nta ine d in a cast
1. The throttl e bod y casting which co nta ins
t h e air inlet. iron f uel bo w l (F ig ure 1) on all DLTX models
with t he exception of Mod el DLTX-26 a nd Model
2. The fu el bo w l casting.
DLTX-4 6. In these tw o ca rbr ueters t he float
The throttle bod y.casting co nta ins , in add it ion asse mb ly is r etain ed by t he throttle body ca sti ng
to th e t h r ottl e assembl y, a vent ur i ma chined in
s urro und ed by a stamped met al f ue l bowl.
t he ca sti ng and the cho ke a ssembly. Cast ir on
material is used for ruggedn ess. All p assages, All mod el s ha ve a f ue l st r a iner to prevent dirt
wh ene ver possibl e , are drilled wi thin t he cast- and f or ei gn s ubs t a nce fr om ente ring th e fue l

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Model DLTX Carbureter

BOWL VENT

PLUG

BOW L DRA I N

BOW L RETAI N I NG NUT

Fig. 2-ldle a n d Back S u cti o n Ec o n o mizer S yst e ms

bowl. To service t he f ue l stra ine r in the cast iro n T o pr ovi de a d ditiona l ec on omy, in addition to
fuel bowl, first r em ove t he se dime nt cup drain t he bac k suction economizer sys t em, the carbu-
plug (Figure 1) to permit any dir t to drain off. r eter provides for two adjusting needles, the low
Then r emove t he f ue l str a iner assem bl y a nd spe ed or idle adjusting needle and the load ad-
cle an wit h gasoline and ai r under pr ess ur e. justin g ne edle. These needles mu st no t be inter-
Flush se di me nt cup by t ur ning on fu el sup ply cha nge d. The idl e adjust ing needle head is brass
val ve usin g a sma ll br us h to wash ou t any r e- p lated and t h e load needle cadmium plated
maining dirt in cup . Be ca r ef ul not t o dam a g e (gr ay co lor) t o distinguish.
or rem ove comp osition gasket on fuel st r a iner A t h rot tl e lever sto p sp r ing (Figure 1) is pro-
assembly . Always r eplace any damaged gasket. vid ed to prevent uneven running or "hunting"
A ca librate d economiz er plu g (Figure 2) is (govern or opening and closing ) when t h e load
is r eleased and the go vernor clo ses dear sh ut .
used in t he back s uct ion economizer sys t em to
Turn t h e throttl e sto p scre w a ga inst t he throttle
regul ate the air pr ess ur e in th e fuel b owl ch a m-
lever st op s pring un ti l t he " h unting" is corrected
ber f or proper f ue l d eli very t o t he engine. The a nd idling is sa ti sfactory. No r ma lly t h er e is ¥.J~ "
size of t h e plug is ca refully esta blish ed by engi- clearance be tween the throttle st op screw and
neering te sts and t he specified size f or a gi ven th e t hr ottle lever stop s pr ing at f ast idle.
carbureter mod el mu st always b e used to assure Whi le t h ere are many variations produ ced by
the proper ope rat ion of th e ca rb ureter on t he combining th e ty pes and sizes into a sp ec ific ap-
engine. In some mod els, a ca libr a te d fixed orifice plication, all Mod el DLTX Ca r bur et ers incorpo-
is machined in t he t h rottle bo dy casting in place r ate t he sa me engineering pr inci ples and are
of the economizer plug. alike f rom a f un ctional sta n d point .

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Service Instructions for Model DLTX Carbureters

T¥pe A--Caat Fuel Bowl Type B-Stamped Fuel Bowl

The fo llowing proce d ure fo r service of DLT X ca rb urete r mode ls is f or a comp lete ove r h a ul. Afte r
r emoving ca rb ureter fro m engin e wash t ho r ough ly wit h clea ning fluid , suc h as gas oli ne, t o perm it
exa mina t ion of external p a rts for damage. F or ty pe carbureter being ser viced see illu strations above .
In stru ctions a p ply to both ty pes unless sp ecified otherwise.

1- 5-
Remove Bowl Retaininjt Remove Float and Lever
Nut, Gaaket. and Nozzle Auembly & Float Valve.
Retaining Spring.
Type A-
Se para t e Castings. Re ola c e floa t va lve a nd
seat if valve is g rooved
or worn or se at da ma ged.

2- 6-
Remove Fuel Strainer Remove Float Valve,
Auembly and Gaaket. Float Valve Seat & Gaaket
Type A- Type B -
Repl a ce asse mb ly if screen Re pla ce Fl oa t Valve a n d
or t h reads a re not in good Seat if va lve is grooved or
conditio n. worn or seat damaged.

3- 7-
Remove Float Valve Seat Remove Load Adjuating
and Gasket. Needle.
Type A - Re pl ace needle if grooved
or damaged.
Re move seat with Sche bler
Tool No . 725A.

4- 8-
Remove Float Lever Bear- Remove Idle Adjuating
ing Screwa and Float Needle.
Lever Pin.
Re pla ce n eedle if grooved
Type A - or da ma g ed.
Replace screw s a nd pin if
pa rts are wor n.

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Service Instructions for Model DLTX Carbureters

9- 13-
Remove Throttle Valve Remove all Channel Plugs.
Screws, Valve, & Throttle
Shaft & Lever Assembly.
NOTE: ·On so me m od el s it Th rottle Shaft Bushing
is nec essary to fir st r e- Repair
mov e th ro ttle lev er fr om
sha ft be f ore t hr ot t le valve P r ocedu r e f or r eplacin g
ca n be r em ov ed. R ep lac e wo rn throt t le sha f t bush-
t h r ottle shaft if w orn. in g-s.

10- 14-
Remove Choke Valve Remove Uppe r Throttle
Screws and Valve. Shaft Bushing.
Do not r emove cho ke sha f t In sert Sch ebler Tool No.
26 03 & drive bus hing out.
NOTE: On Mod e ls DL T X-
26 and DLTX-4 6 re mov e
b us h i n g- wi th t o o l No.
M-1 30.

11- 15-
Remove Nozzle. Remove Lowe r Shaft
Bushing.
I nse rt flat e nd of Sc he bler
T ool No.2 59 9 unde r cho ke I nsert Sche bl er T ool No .
sha f t a n d for c e n 0 z z I e 26 0 3 t hro u g h upp er
down a s f a r as possible. throttle sha ft b us hing- boss
a nd d ri ve bu shing- o ut .
On Mod el s DL TX-2 6 a nd
DL TX-4 6 use T ool No .
M- 131.

l1A- 16-
I nse rt be nt e nd of too l Install Lower Shaft Bush-
ov e r cho ke shaft a nd fo rc e in g-Op e n End Bushing. •
nozzl e o ut.
Pl a ce new low er bushing
on T ool No . M 132 and
d rive b us hi ng- in casting
up t o sho ulder o n t oo l.

12 - 16 A-
Remove Choke Shaft a n d Install Throttle Shaft
Lever Assembly. Hole Plug.
R ep la c e sha f t a nd le ver Driv e plug flu sh with fa ce
assem bly if s ha ft is worn . of low er throttle sha ft
b ushing- bo ss.

12A- 16B-
Remove Choke- Shaft and Install Lowe r Shah Bush-
Lever Assembly. in g- B li n d End Bushing.
R e p Ia c e sha f t and leve l' Drive b us hi ng- until flush
assembly if sha f t is worn. wit h f a ce of cast ing bo ss.

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Service Instructions for Model DLTX Carbureters

17- 21A-
InataU Upper Shaft I n at a ll Choke Auembly
Buahing. Parta, Choke, Valve,
Place new upper bushing and Screwa.
on pilot of S che bler Tool Before assembling dust
No. 2604 and drive bush- cap attach the choke flex
in~ into body until flush
spring as shown in illus-
with top of casting boss. tration below.
Use Tool No. M-129 for
Models DLTX -26 and
DLTX-46.

21B-
Ream Throttle Shaft Attach Choke Flex Spring
r===::=:::::::= Buahinga. With cho ke va lve in ope n
position attach spring t o
If t h ro t tle sha ft bi nds in pins on choke le ve r an d
bus hings r eam b us h in g s shaft as sho wn.
with s pecial r eamer Scheb-
ler T ool No. 2606. Use
rea me r T ool No. M-1 28
f or Mo del s DLTX- 26 a nd
DLTX- 46.
~ Aue mb le

19- 22-

Inatall all Channel Pluga Inatall Idle Adjuating

and Economizer Plug. Needle.
InstaU new e con 0 m i z e r Set approximately P h
plug if plu g is nicked or turns from seat for pre-
damaged. li minary setting.
NOTE: Idle needle brass
plated to distinguish.

20- 23-
Inatall Throttle Shaft and Install Load Adjuating
Lever Auembly, Valve, Needle.
and Screwa. Set ap proximately 1 tu r n
Ta p va lve lightly to cen- from seat for preliminary
ter in throttle bore. T igh t - setting.
en screws . NOT E: Loa d needle cad-
mium plated (gray co lor)
to dist inguish .

24-
Inatall Choke Shaft and Install Nozzle.
Lever Auembly, Choke
Tap bottom of the nozzle
Valve, and Screwa. lightly to seat in casting.
Center valve in casting be-
fore tightening screws.

* Before assembling carbureter, clean castings, channels, and parts with carbureter cleaning fluid
a nd ai r under pressure. Make ce rtain all small holes and channels are open and free from carbon
a nd d irt. Do not use wire or small drills to clean out small h oles as a slight change in size of these
h oles will affect the carbureter op eration. Gum deposits not removed by carbureter cleaning fluid,
clean with a la cq uer thinner. To assure a s uccessful ove r ha ul always replace all worn or damaged
pa rts a nd any parts that are q uestionable. Always use n ew gaskets.

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Service Instructions for Model DLTX Carbureters

25- 29-
Inatall Float a nd Lever Inatall Fuel Strainer
Auembly & F lo a t V a lve. Auembly .
TYP E A - Type A-
Before in stalling float sub - Always use a new strain-
merge in pa n of hot wa t- er gasket.
er . Replace if a ir bubble s
a r e 0 bs e rv e d esca ping
from float.

26- 30-
Inatall Float Lever P in Inatall Float Valve Seat,
and Floa t Lever Bearin g Caaket, and Float Valve.
Screwa. Type B-
Type A -
Use new gasket.

27- 31-
Inatall Float Valve Seat S "t Float Level.
and Caaket. Type B-

Type A -
Before in stalling t he float
s ubme r ge in pan of hot
Use new gasket. Examine water. R eplace if air
action of float. Be sure bubbles are ob served es-
there is no stick ing be- ca ping- f rom float. Set the
tween fingers on float lev - floa t Boo from lower flan ge
er and head of floa t va lve . face to nea r est edge of
floa t .

28- 32-
Set F loa t Level.
Type A- Aaaemble Caatinga.
Se t float 1,6" on model s Us e new bowl gasket a nd
DLTX-3 to DLTX-63 in - bowl retaining nu t gasket.
clusive. T ighten bow l r e ta in in g
Set float O/S " on models n ut securely.
DLTX-67 to DLT X- 73 in-
clu sive.
Measure f rom top of fuel
bowl to t o p of float. Us e
Schebler Tool No. 35 to
bend float lever.

ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS

PRELIMINARY ADJUSTMENTS LOAD ADJUSTMENT

Set sp eed co ntro l lever so t ha t t hr ott le valve is ope n To secure maxi m u m f uel economy with tractor pulli ng
slig h t ly. Make certain that fuel supply to carb ureter is load turn the load adjusting needle to the r ig ht , or clock-
wise, un t il the powe r drop s apprecia bly, T h e n turn the
open. Clos e choke .,alve. Sta rt e ngi ne and pa rtially r e- needle t o th e left, or co u nt e r-cl ockwise, until th e engine
lease choke. After engine ha s be en r un suf f icie ntl y to pi cks u p power and r uns sm oot hly. Due to variations in
bring up to operati ng temperature througho ut, see that t emperature 01' fuel s it may be necessary t o ri chen up
choke is return ed to wid e ope n posi ti on . thi s mixture by backing out th e power ad j usting needle ,
a small a mo u nt a t a time, until good ac celeration is
ob t a in ed.
IDLE ADJUSTMENT
If, wh en load is released , g overnOl' clo ses thr ottle clear
Ad van ce speed co nt ro l le ver to wide op en throttle shut , causing un ev en running or "hunting," (govern or
pos it io n whi ch will be fa st idle or gove r nor controlled idl e. opening a nd clo sing) turn th e t hro t tl e stop sc re w against
Adjust idl e adj us t ing ne edle until e ngine r uns evenly. t he throttl e lev el' stop s pr ing until th e "hunting" is co r -
rected and idling is sa t isf a ct or y . Normally t he r e is ~ ..
NOTE: T o e nrich the i dl e mixture tum idl e adj usting clearan ce between t he throttle sto p scr ew and t he t hrottle
n eedle to t he left or counter-clockwise.. lever st op spri ng a t fa st idl e.

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Service Complaints
IDLE-UNEVEN I N OPERATION
Th e idle co nst r uction used in Marvel-Schebler prop er clearances ; leakage past pistons and
Tractor and Industrial Ca r b ur eters is t he most r ings; cylin d er h ead gask et leaking; wea k
posi ti ve .a nd sa t isf a ct or y of idle sy stems, be cause sp ar k, or sp a r k p lug points no t spaced co r r ectly;
it is workin g under ve r y h igh suction and the igniti on ca ble cover ing cracked and t h us ground-
mix t ure flow s th ro ugh t he small passages at very in g spa r k, and ca ble not assembl ed prop er ly in
high ve loc it ies. It is ne cessa ry to bear in mind , t he distri bu t or cap w hi ch causes cor r osion and
however, t h at t h ere are ti mes when these sm a ll weak spa r k.
hol es may beco me p lugge d wit h parti cl es of dirt
or lint, b ut ve ry seld om . If idle tr oub le is ex pe r i- The sp ar k t iming of t h e en g in e is most im-
ence d, first ch ec k the manifold to cylind er h ead po r t a nt , and should al so be chec ke d very ca re-
gasket and t h e ca r b ureter t o manifold g asket f ully and set exac tly on t he mark as called fo r
fo r ai r leaks. At slow idl e an eng ine r equires in factory sta nd a r d specifications . In f a ct, all
only appro ximat ely 20 to 25 lb s. of air pe r hour, of t h e a bove items mu st be ch eck ed very ca re-
a nd a slig ht leak will res ult in a ve ry errati c or f ully to fa ctory sta nd a r ds, and not j ust given a
r ou gh idlin g engine. casua l inspection with the common expressi on
Other ca us es for a r ough idling en gine are: "Everything looks O.K." Y ou c an K N OW defi-
un even compr ess ion , ca used by stick y or leaking n itely that the tr a ctor is up to the st a n da rds set
va lves; leaking va lve seats; tappets wi th im - by the manufacturer.

POWER AND ECONOMY-LOW

Com plai nts are r eceived from th e field that bor e , ve ntu r i size, and pr ovides fo r mea ns of
t he eng ine wiII not pull or d evelop its maximum a dj usti ng and re gulating th e power fue l mixt ur e
h orsep ower, or that it de velops good p ower, but ra ti o, as we ll as the idle. Now, in ser vice, con-
uses far t oo mu ch fuel. Too of ten a serv ice man sid er , t hat t h e co mp r essi on, ignition , and t imin g
will a t onc e ch a nge the carbureter t o cor rect ha ve be en ch eck ed and found to be 10 0 % in
t hese co m pla ints, but by so doing h e may not be t h is engine. If the air intake te m pe r atur e a nd
successf ul in ove rco ming the difficul t y. t he water te m pe r ature is held co nsta nt, t he n th e
only va r ia ble w e have that affects ma ximum
It mu st be clearly understood by all service -
horse pow er is t he f uel mixtu r e rati o.
men t hat when a new engine is designed and
d evel oped t h e management first d ecides what If co m pr ess ion, ignition, and ti ming, w h ich
h orse power they want t h is engine to produc e at are va riabl e, are first prop erly ch eck ed by a
a d efinite rated sp eed. The engineering depart- serv ice man and set t o factory spec ifica t ions ,
men t d evel ops th e ne w engine to pull the re- very little diffi cult y wiII be experienced in a d-
quired horsep ower. In t he de sign there are cer- j usting the ca r b ur eter to gi ve the maxim um
tain fixed dimensions that never change . For horsepower and economy.
instance , the bore and stroke, the d ispla cem en t , A gr eat deal h as be en sa id re garding the im-
com pression ratio, diameter of va lv es , lift of portance of engine t une-u p and the r easons f or
va lves, diameter of intake passage . The ca r b u- se r vice men being exact in t he ir se rv ic e w ork on
ret .er engineer works out th e diam eter of t h ro ttl e e ng ines. The reason s wh y a ca rb ur et er ma y not

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function properly when everything else has been ing of the ca r b ur et er is obtained by a se ries of
ch ecked and s et to factory standards will now holes drilled to exact size and location , whi ch
be covered. do not wear or change location in service. It
With t h e present ty pe ca r b ur eter con struction must be realize tha t if t h e ca rb u r et er worked
used on Marvel-Schebl er tractor and industrial correctl y at first, w hen passed by the inspectors
ca r b ur et e rs, not very much can go wrong with at the tractor factory , it will al ways function the
the possible exception that it may foul with dirt. sa me, pro vid ed h ese passa ges are a ll free from
dirt.
There are only two places that are subject to
wear-the throttle shaft and bushings and the On a carburct er co mp la int f ro m t he field, t he
float valve and seat. Th e wear on the throttle onl y t h ing a serv ice man ca n d o t o the carbu-
shaft and bushings, and resultant air leak there- reter is to disassemble it. BE SURE that th e
from results in a lean idle, and to compensate passages are open and free fr om dirt, that there
for the air leak more fuel must be turned on for is no wear on the throttle sh aft and bushings,
idle . Wear on the float valve and seat results in that float valve and seat are O.K., that the float
a high fuel level in the f uel bowl a n d flooding height is co rrect, a nd that a good air-tight seal
trouble . Both faults can be easily observed by exists around the bowl gasket. If s uch carbureter
the service man, and corrected by replacing ser vice does not correct the complaints, a com-
worn parts with new ones. The proper funeti on - ple t e check of the engine must again be made .
Marvel-Schebler Products Division , Borg-Warner Corporaticn, Decatur, Illinois, U. S. A .

Marvel-Schebler Carbureter
FLOAT SETTINCS
To check t he floa t set t ing , th e casti ng mu st be held in a n inverted pos ition s o that the
floa t lever is in contact with t he floa t val ve and t he floa t va lve se ated.

Factory
Car b ureter Mod e l S e tt in g Whe re to Mea aure

DLTX-26 and 4 6 H" P ro m th e bottom of t he n ozzl e boss to the

nearest surface of the float.
DLTX-67, 71, 72, 73 %" P rom the bowl ga sket t o the nearest sur f a ce
of the float.
All ot her DLTX (e xcept duals )
(Cork or Metal Float) '-h " Prom the bowl gasket t o th e nea r est surf ac e
of t he float.
Dup lex DLTX *" From bowl gasket sea t in ca sting to bo tto m of
floa t .
7
..H H " to 3 2 " . •. •. . From t he gaske t to t he t op of th e floa t.
" MA"
72
(All ex ce pt MA-4-5 ) 3 " P rom th e top of the float to the gasket.
MA-4 -5 H" From the t op of the float to the ga sket.
"N" l r From th e bowl cove r fac e to t he bottom of
th e float.
.. NN p %" F r om to p of floa t to flang e gask et .
..T CX 1 • P r om upper bowl ga sk et to bottom o f float.
..TRX " l %" From the gask et to t he botto m of t he float.
" TS X" % ", 1", 1 % " %" F ro m t he ga sk et to t he nearest surface of th e
float.
" TS V %" From the ga sk et to the nearest su r f ace of th e
float.
" T T X" 2" From the f a ce of th e flange to t he botto m of
the float.
" VD" -fa" From the gasket to t he end of floa t f ur t hest
from hinge pin.
" V H" %" '-h " From t he nozzle boss to the en d of t he floa t
furthest from hinge pin .
" VH" l " .ill " From the gasket flange faee to t he bottom of
the floa t.

NOT E : Cha nging the float set t ing from our standard in an effort to improve th e
op eration of the carbureter or in an effort t o prevent flooding, will onl y re sult in
faulty carbu reter operation.