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[CARLETON BRIGGS]

Our St. Louis solution is to remove the 3 aluminum plugs in the carb base
near the idle needle adjuster. Then run the carbs through a sonic
(ultrasound) cleaner for 10 -16  minutes to clean out the corn oil that has
hardened in the up and down
Idle circuit. Sonic cleaners and supplies can be found at Harbor Freight.

On Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 3:09 PM tony.. via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

>
> On 12/27/2024 8:40 AM, N2VZD TIM via VirtualVairs wrote:
> >   Try "cuffing" the carbs , hold your hand over top while running at a
> fast idle. That stirs things up in the bowl. NOT like a choke on. Very old
> time trick that works more often than not.
>
>
> I always called it "gagging" and yes it can sometimes resolve a carb
> issue or two without having to disassemble anything.  The "gagging"
> trick tends to suck fuel backwards up from the idle circuits (and main
> jet) which could remove dirt or grit etc that could have plugged a
> passage.   I've "repaired" more than a few carbs this way.  :-)
>
>
> ...it also works on a Carter AFB as long as you have big hands.
>
>
> tony..
>
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