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I couldn't get cleaner to flow into the carbs because all the floats were stuck in place and gummed up so I thought I'd remove the floats and the float valves so I could fill the carbs with cleaner stuff and let them soak for a few days and then try to remove all the jet caps and jets. All went well until the last pin. They all were tough but I went slowly and kept spraying with solvent to loosen them up..the last one as I was driving the pin the shorter pivot stanchion broke off right at the base. Something I thought of too late..but might help others when driving stuck pins..is to lightly vise grip the stanchions to give extra support against the pressure of driving a stuck pin.
OH well, I start soaking the carbs and hope I can find a replacement carb body..anyone have one(758A)???
Also still trying to clean the gas tank..muriatic acid, acetone didn't do anything, B-12 hasn't done much..I am stumped. I guess paying a radiator shop to boil it but I hate giving up and spending $$$$!!!!
Now I have a broken slide too!!!
I couldn't get cleaner to flow into the carbs because all the floats were stuck in place and gummed up so I thought I'd remove the floats and the float valves so I could fill the carbs with cleaner stuff and let them soak for a few days and then try to remove all the jet caps and jets. All went well until the last pin. They all were tough but I went slowly and kept spraying with solvent to loosen them up..the last one as I was driving the pin the shorter pivot stanchion broke off right at the base. Something I thought of too late..but might help others when driving stuck pins..is to lightly vise grip the stanchions to give extra support against the pressure of driving a stuck pin.
OH well, I start soaking the carbs and hope I can find a replacement carb body..anyone have one(758A)???
Also still trying to clean the gas tank..muriatic acid, acetone didn't do anything, B-12 hasn't done much..I am stumped. I guess paying a radiator shop to boil it but I hate giving up and spending $$$$!!!!
Now I have a broken slide too!!!
