So if you recall this is where we left off
So since I was able to get the throttle valves unseized I moved on to taking everything else apart and cleaning it all up.
Getting the floats out wasn't easy the pins were not coming out without a fight so needless to say they got destroyed in the process.
However I came up with a good and in this case FREE!!! Solution. I went to the local welding supply store and asked if they had any brass rod about the same diameter as my float pin. They did and since I only wanted one rod he gave it to me no charge
I cut it off a little long then ground it so it was smooth and all round. Here is the result.
Next the floats. They started out pretty gross
But with some work they cleaned up nicely. A tip, get a little bucket of water and drop your floats in and make sure they still float and don't take in any liquid.
And there we go saved like 70 bucks.
One more tip. If you're going to take your carbs all apart and separate them mark them based on what cylinder they go to that way you don't mix anything up. I just used a punch and put little dots on both the carb body and the bowl.
And here we have it
They will get torn apart again to replace jets and some o-rings but just wanted to reassemble to check.
Next the valve cover because how well it cleaned up would determine what I do with the rest of the motor.
So it cleaned up pretty well but it's really in between. It has lots of oxidation and I like a patina type look but this is a bit much , however I don't want fully polished. So any suggestions on how to clean it up a bit more than this but not a full polish?
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