Carb rebuild with a left over oring

[johnwesley]

I’m working on a PHF 30 D from a 1990 Cal III Touring. The carb kit came in late this afternoon so I thought I would throw the carbs together but I ended up with a o-ring left over so called it quits. Does anyone know where this tiny green o-ring goes? I’ve searched parts manuals and exploded views and cannot find it. If it’s just an extra for a different application I’m good, but if I missed it somewhere I don’t want to repeat it on the other carb and have to pull both back down.

[Offcamber1]

I'm not sure where the o-ring goes, but looking at the timeline on your hand I'm happy to report you'll live a long and happy life.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Never used them on any VHB, PHF or PHM that I've rebuilt.

[John A]

It reminds me of the o ring on the pump squirter

[pehayes]

I worked my way through college doing everything on Volkswagen.  When we reconstructed carburetors we always had some leftover part.  We always believed that if you stripped and reassembled a Solex carburetor enough times you would eventually have two carburetors.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[johnwesley]

Never used them on any VHB, PHF or PHM that I've rebuilt.

Thanks for that, I must have spent an hour trying to find where I missed an o-ring. Tomorrow I’ll assemble the other one and hopefully get it tuned in. 

[Zenermaniac]

When I was a poor college student my Corvair had transmission problems. I figured the only way I could get it fixed was buy parts and do it myself as a learning experience. With a Motors manual from the library in hand, a scissors jack and basic tools I dropped the transmission and decided I needed synchronizers and some bearings. Luckily the local Napa store had them in stock. I put it all back together but had a bearing of some sort left over. It was nowhere in the book. The transmission had a side plate you could take off where you could see everything and move the shift forks and gears sets. Everything seemed to move and work properly with nothing amiss. I drove it another two years with no more transmission trouble. I still have no idea where that bearing came from. All the other issues with that car would be stories for another day.

[John A]

Working on the midnight shift at the airlines we would get the old G1 Grummans ready for the day's flights. A gravy job was to lube the driveshaft for the compressor that was driven off the accessory gearcase. It took about a whole shift sitting on top of the big old Rolls Royce Dart turboshafts, swinging an 11.5-foot Dowty Rotol prop.
When a new guy did it, someone would likely set a spare driveshaft retainer clip amongst the tools and stuff he had used so we could see his reaction thinking he had left it out. It was an awful feeling, knowing the airplane wasn't going to make line and it was my fault. Then after getting ready to yard the cowling back off, they would have a good laugh. It was hilarious. I could hardly wait to do it to someone else.