Subject: RE: VHB Carbs

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Steve, OK, your carb float pins are stuck either physically or chemically.
I guess you can't go to the other side of the pin, drill a smaller than
pin-sized hole and put a small drift in the hole and rap the pin out. I
can't remember what the inside of the VHB looks like and I don't have a good
enough pic of it to tell. So, if that can't be done then we go the chemical
route.

Your pins may be stuck in by the shellac of the gas. Sometimes these pins
can be quite loose but get stuck by the shellac of the gas. My theory is
that they may fall out or you may be able to shake or vibrate them out if
you can get rid of the shellac. I say try this: first use carb spray right
on the pins. Spray the shit out of them. Shake the carb body. Tap a
little on the body near the pin hole with a small brass or plastic hammer.
Tapping makes the carb cleaner get into the crevises (sp). Don't keep the
carb cleaner on there too long as it will start to eat the floats. Then
spray the shit out of the pins with Blaster. (In case you don't know
Blaster is like WD40 only better, if you only have WD use that but Blaster
is better.) Now everything is lubed up, maybe. Shake the hell out of the
carb body. Keep the float from rattling around too much but let it be free
enough to let go of the pin also while you are shaking. Do this routine
one-hundred times!! Just kidding. If this doesn't work go to plan B, Cold
and Heat. Put the nicely carb-cleaned and Blasted carb body into your
freezer for 1/2 hour. Then pull it out and heat the carb body near the pin
hole with a soldering iron. What you want to do is shrink the pin with the
cold and expand the carb body hole with surgically applied heat. Shake the
shit out of the whole mess. If this doesn't work then get a really, really
big screwdriver, pry the bastard pin out, float and all and call Mark and
order a new set of pins and floats while cursing the previous owner for
causing you all this hassle. After calling Mark pour a really big glass of
whiskey and go to sleep. Good luck, Bob

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From: Steve Farris [mailto:nmwi-@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:57 AM
To: loopframe _guzzi
Subject: VHB Carbs

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I'm stripping this eldo down and disassembling the carbs. I want to remove
the float to check out the float needle but the float pin is driven all the
way into the carb body there is nothing to get ahold of. Any ideas?

Steve

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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Steve</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OK</st1:State></st1:place>, your
carb float pins are stuck either physically or chemically. I guess you
can’t go to the other side of the pin, drill a smaller than pin-sized
hole and put a small drift in the hole and rap the pin out. I can’t
remember what the inside of the VHB looks like and I don’t have a good
enough pic of it to tell. So, if that can’t be done then we go the
chemical route.<o:p></o:p>

Your pins may be stuck in by the shellac
of the gas. Sometimes these pins can be quite loose but get stuck by the
shellac of the gas. My theory is that they may fall out or you may be
able to shake or vibrate them out if you can get rid of the shellac. I
say try this: first use carb spray right on the pins. Spray the shit out
of them. Shake the carb body. Tap a little on the body near the pin
hole with a small brass or plastic hammer. Tapping makes the carb cleaner get
into the crevises (sp). Don’t keep the carb cleaner on there too
long as it will start to eat the floats. Then spray the shit out of the
pins with Blaster. (In case you don’t know Blaster is like WD40
only better, if you only have WD use that but Blaster is better.) Now
everything is lubed up, maybe. Shake the hell out of the carb body.
Keep the float from rattling around too much but let it be free enough to let
go of the pin also while you are shaking. Do this routine one-hundred
times!! Just kidding. If this doesn’t work go to plan B,
Cold and Heat. Put the nicely carb-cleaned and Blasted carb body into
your freezer for ½ hour. Then pull it out and heat the carb body
near the pin hole with a soldering iron. What you want to do is shrink
the pin with the cold and expand the carb body hole with surgically applied
heat. Shake the shit out of the whole mess. If this doesn’t
work then get a really, really big screwdriver, pry the bastard pin out, float
and all and call Mark and order a new set of pins and floats while cursing the
previous owner for causing you all this hassle. After calling Mark pour a
really big glass of whiskey and go to sleep. Good luck, Bob<o:p></o:p>

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From: Steve Farris
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To: loopframe _guzzi 
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I'm stripping this
eldo down and disassembling the carbs. I want to remove the float to
check out the float needle but the float pin is driven all the way into the
carb body there is nothing to get ahold of. Any ideas?<o:p></o:p>

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Subject: RE: VHB Carbs

Author: Robert Hawkes

Date: Oct 29, 2004, 7:17 PM

Post ID: 1717791136

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