Matthew Miller 0 #1 Posted 7 hours ago I am partially restoring my 312-8 with the M12S engine. Currently it has a Carter #26 Carb on it that the casing surrounding the throttle linkage is completely worn out with about a 1/4" play around the shaft. Can someone help me with a link to a quality carb to replace it. I am not sure how to know if the reproductions I am looking at are total junk or quality parts. I am not completely trying to make a show tractor out of it. It will be used on my .75 acre property to move things in the trailer and do some plowing. Thank you for your help in advance. Matthew Miller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,155 #2 Posted 7 hours ago (edited) @ebinmaine among others is our carb queen here. The general consensus ... around here anyway... is the cheap offshore replacements are junk. I have ok luck with them but??? Save the orginal if you can is the rule. Edited 7 hours ago by WHX?? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 25,749 #3 Posted 6 hours ago 49 minutes ago, WHX?? said: @ebinmaine is our carb queen here. Queen … 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 11,582 #4 Posted 2 hours ago Is the top of carb worn at the shaft, but the shaft in the bottom hole seem Ok?? If that's what you have you can go down to your favorite hardware store (Ace, etc) and in all those Hillman drawers find 2 Hillman #58087, 1/4" i.d. x 7/16", o.d x 1/16" thick bronze bushings. Tap these in the recess at the top of the carb around the shaft. if the shaft fits tight in them, hand ream them with a 1/4" drill bit. As mentioned the chinesium carbs are hit and miss roll of the dice! One of the problems is they are selling one design carb to fit a 10,12,14,16 hp Kohler. The original Carter carbs had a different throat for each hp. My experience is one aftermarket carb on a 12 hp had good idle but no top end. The same carb on a 16hp never could get a good low idle but ran good at top end. Also most aftermarket carbs need to be disassembled when you receive them as they are dirty from manufacturing. One other note, most have metric threads on the adjusting screws so the number of turns the Kohler manual tells you to set them typically is not correct. With all that said I have one aftermarket carb on a 12hp that runs good and 2 in the junk box that iI ve stole bowls and floats off of. I seem to recall @WHX?? has had better luck with the aftermarket carbs on the smaller 6-8 hp Kohlers. Maybe because they don't have as much throat difference between them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,355 #5 Posted 1 hour ago 5 hours ago, Sparky said: Queen … Hey HEY!! yyyeeeaahhhh. I got nuthin.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,355 #6 Posted 1 hour ago 41 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said: Is the top of carb worn at the shaft, but the shaft in the bottom hole seem Ok?? If that's what you have you can go down to your favorite hardware store (Ace, etc) and in all those Hillman drawers find 2 Hillman #58087, 1/4" i.d. x 7/16", o.d x 1/16" thick bronze bushings. Tap these in the recess at the top of the carb around the shaft. if the shaft fits tight in them, hand ream them with a 1/4" drill bit. I've had a couple of the Walbro carbs that weren't able to accept the washer. No groove/hole/space whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,355 #7 Posted 1 hour ago I'll likely never run an aftermarket carb on a big block again. Period. I've personally seen several bad ones here in our own shop. Small block... maybe. But we still have spares to rebuild so that too is unlikely. 6 hours ago, Matthew Miller said: someone help me with a link to a quality carb to replace it Matt I saw your PM. Answering here for the benefit of future readers. My recommendation. 1. PM @76c12091520h Brian Badman. Ask if he has a replacement available. 2. CALL Lincoln at A to Z Tractor in PA. If those don't work out lemme know..... Signed, Big Unit / Carb Queen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 2,745 #8 Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Signed, Big Unit / Carb Queen. Wow, @ebinmaine your really racking up the nicknames.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,355 #9 Posted 58 minutes ago 16 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said: Wow, @ebinmaine your really racking up the nicknames.... I been called many things. Some worse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 2,745 #10 Posted 56 minutes ago Just now, ebinmaine said: I been called many things. Some worse. Me too, nothing Wheel Horse related yet though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
