E-bay carb surprise!

[brewsky]

Never know what mystery lurks inside!.....but will it live to ride again?
Stay tuned for tomorrows episode...

[Dana01]

Brewsky ... send that bad-boy to Fast Fred so he can use his new super-duper carb parts washer.

[brewsky]

I got it soaking in some home brew as we speak...but I do have a Fast Fred air screw (with Oring), needle and needle jet waiting for insertion if necessary.....and believe it or not, the flange has not been overtightened!

[bbap]

Looks like that puppy washed up on the NJ shoreline.

[FAST FRED]

Brewski Here's my test carb I'm running thru my ultrasonic parts cleaner. I love the pretty colors and patterns of the different typs of corosion on the brass and carb body. I'm having a big problem removing the float pin as it's had many years to become one with the carb body. I'm worried that if I try to drive it out I may break one or both of the pin towers. Anybody have any voodoo tricks to extract the little bugger?

Fast Fred

[Dana01]

Fred. Bring it over. I'm pretty sure pinpoint application of heat on the posts will do the trick. Brass is good for that because it has a high thermal expansion coefficient.

[brewsky]

Brewski Here's my test carb I'm running thru my ultrasonic parts cleaner. I love the pretty colors and patterns of the different typs of corosion on the brass and carb body. I'm having a big problem removing the float pin as it's had many years to become one with the carb body. I'm worried that if I try to drive it out I may break one or both of the pin towers. Anybody have any voodoo tricks to extract the little bugger?

Fast Fred

Fred,
I wire brush (brass) each end and blow away as much gunk from the ends as possible with air.
Then soak with PB Blaster and patience. Tap lightly with a punch on each end till you find out which way it wants to come out. If that doesn't work, soak it again, wait, and try again.
A little heat would probably help, but I've not needed it yet.

BTW....Thanks for the quick service on the air screw!