Reply To: 1946 Champion 1J 4.2 parts?

[T.C.]

Well I did use the new inlet needle but figured the seat isn’t going to be worn out… I also found, as I was working on 2 carbs at the same time that the threads of the inner petcock shafts were not interchangeable either… they only fit back into their original housing… my assumption is their machining of certain parts was not all that accurate and possibly hand fitted on the assembly line.

I currently have the NIB ME-1B that I’m ready to install, the rebuilt original ME-1A, an ME-1A (missing parts) that I bought for what parts I could salvage, and another complete (badly varnished up) ME-1a I got on a parts motor that I can probably get running… so I’m pretty good for parts… it’s mostly gasket issues that have caused the most problem… I still need to find gaskets for the lower unit to get the parts motor up and running, or find sheets of gasket paper to cut my own.

I’d still like to hear from anyone who might have upgraded their ME-1A to the 1B and if it went fine or if there were issues…

Thanks