well, a couple of weeks ago i was moaning about rebuilding my carbs. today i'm moaning cause i broke one of the arms that holds the pin for the float bowl. i did this by trying to use pliers to put the float bowl pin in.
after i saw it was broke, i called a salvage yard and had a carb shipped to me. when i got it, i saw that someone had stripped out the air mixture screw. i called the salvage yard and they where nice enough to replace it with another carb. several days later, i received my "newest" carb. when i broke this one down for inspection.... the pilot screw was stripped from a previous person!!!
i'm tired of dealing with trying to find a replacement so, im back to square one..
here's my question:
my arm that broke cracked above center of the pin hole. it seems to me that the pin still fits in the broken side pretty snuggly. could i just leave it if the pin stayed in place?
or could i use something like JB Weld to put the piece back on? can JB Weld be exposed to gasonline all the time? i know there might be a risk of the welding compound getting on the pin and prevent removal but, it's better than running on 3 carbs.
again, thanks for reading and helping me out.. it's been a heck of a trying rebuild
Hall
after i saw it was broke, i called a salvage yard and had a carb shipped to me. when i got it, i saw that someone had stripped out the air mixture screw. i called the salvage yard and they where nice enough to replace it with another carb. several days later, i received my "newest" carb. when i broke this one down for inspection.... the pilot screw was stripped from a previous person!!!
i'm tired of dealing with trying to find a replacement so, im back to square one..
here's my question:
my arm that broke cracked above center of the pin hole. it seems to me that the pin still fits in the broken side pretty snuggly. could i just leave it if the pin stayed in place?
or could i use something like JB Weld to put the piece back on? can JB Weld be exposed to gasonline all the time? i know there might be a risk of the welding compound getting on the pin and prevent removal but, it's better than running on 3 carbs.
again, thanks for reading and helping me out.. it's been a heck of a trying rebuild
Hall
I did the same thing & couldn't believe it since it NEVER happened before. I used liquid weld or something like/same as J.B. WELD & IT WORKS. One thing I did was reverse the float pin so the support was on the good post. To do this you have to increase the hole diameter in that post. I used a small round file so I could do it slowly & keep the pin snug in the hole. Then if your GLUE job fails you have the support of the good post w/tight pin. The tight fitting float bowl won't let the pin back out or the float to shift enough to get off the valve. Either way it will work!!! I've done my own tests to see if it will hold up to gas & it does! I do build up the area around the break & file down where I need to, to get the float bowls on. I have had the bowls off twice & they are still in tact! To prevent this situation in the future I use a small 1/4 drive socket the right height under the post for support (while carbs are seperated & laying on there sides),then use the correct size drift pin to drive the pin out. VERY CARFULLY! TAP,TAP,TAP! Make sure you check any pin for straightness if you broke the post or you will have problems w/alaignment on reassembly. It takes a little time but works & doesn't cost like a new/used carb. 
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