Reply To: Zenith 24T2

[sidevalve5]

Brilliant advice, especially about water getting into gearboxes. Have a Toyota Hiace and have to have the gearbox oil changed every year because it has water in it. No one who has looked at it could understand the reason why, but now David has explained it. As air cools it becomes denser and reduces in volume. Its why the float contracted then crumpled under severe cold and water around the Hiace’s gearbox was drawn into it. Have seen it as low as -14oC on more than one occasion. On a Zenith float would try to pull out the creases with heating, but if that did not work, de-solder it and knock out the dents from the inside. Or go to Villiersparts and buy a new plastic one. If I ever get a float thats just leaking and not malformed, will follow David’s method.

Many thanks

Grahame