<VV> idle circuit repair tip

[J R Read]

DP,

Would the two strand wire used for garage door openers do it?

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Pleau" <dpleau at wavecable.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> dumb question: tech guide carb idle circuit repair tip


> It's a piece of standard telephone wire.  I'm not sure where you would get
> one now.  When I used to breadboard electrical circuits, I had a bunch.
>
> This goes back a few years, but you may be able to by a foot of doorbell
> wire from Home Depot or Lowes and if it is solid, strip the insulation 
> down
> to the bare copper strand and you got it.
>
> dp
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Rodriguez III
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:54 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> dumb question: tech guide carb idle circuit repair tip
>
> Hey folks,
>
>     In the Corsa tech guide there is a tip for clearing the idle passages
> of Corvair carbs using a strand from "Standard brand #10 wire" but I can't
> find "Standard brand" anywhere...  I assume that "brand" means that 
> Standard
> is the brand name and that he doesn't just mean "any standard #10 wire",
> which makes sense because it is the diameter of a single unwound strand 
> that
> is important which would likely vary from one brand to another.
>
>     If I can't find this stuff I guess I'll have to go wire shopping with 
> a
> micrometer in hand =P.  I checked amazon and did just a googe search for
> "Standard Brand wire" and had no luck finding such a brand name.  If 
> anyone
> knows where to find this (checked the local hardware store already) please
> let me know, or if anyone knows a readily available alternative with the
> proper thickness and stiffness required to try this trick.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- 
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
>
>
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