CARBS!!! Now what to do?

[natemoen]

Try a little heat RJ. Propane torch should do.

Agreed, that is where the little butane kitchen torch comes in handy again, very small compact flame. Heat the little metal frame more than the set screw.

[fredintoon]

- - - I have a question about the set screws that hold the choke bar. I can't seem to get them loose. Any ideas? I wont dare use the impact screwdriver there, and they sat with penetating oil on the for more than a day and still can not get them loose. if I have to totally "screw" them up to get them out do you think I should be able to find replacements? I bought all the other screws in allen wrench screws. This is a slow process right now as I do not want to damage anything as I am a total NEWB at this. - - -

Hi Rich,
Just to add to James "work on a towel" tip. Work inside a big cafeteria tray so those tiny parts are less liable to fall down and disappear.
Especially the tiny balls & springs that make the choke bar go "click".
They lurk behind the bar in #1 & #4 carbs.
You'll find them when you get that bar out.
If you know they are there, the balls will tip out and the springs will need to be hooked out with a bent wire.
If you don't know they are there, they'll fire out by themselves and fly away.
And if nobody has said yet, don't immerse the carb bodies in anything that'll dissolve rubber.
If you dissolve the butterfly shaft seals you'll really HATE the procedure for swapping them out.