Thanks again Mumbles. I ended up using a drill bit that was about the same diameter as the needle and "honing" it out a bit over that for a tight fit. I did use the original retainer clip and brass screw in the foam float. I bent the clip in a vice to compensate for the taper of the "retrofit" float. Float seems to be working just fine, had the old TD running off the carb for the first time today in probably many years. I’m not confident float height is where it should be but it seems alright? Yesterday I soaked the lower half of the carb in Pine-Sol (have had good luck using in the past) followed by hot water, solvent, and compressed air through passages. The old unit sounds pretty good but I definitely need to read up on adjustment and settings. I could not get it to run well on low speed and high speed without considerably changing adjustments. The primer does work but it does leak. Have an envelope here with Mr. Lautner’s name on it…
