<VV> There is always that one Corvair

[CARLETON BRIGGS]

The holes can be tapped and filled with allan head set screws.

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 11:38 AM CARLETON BRIGGS <carletonbriggs40 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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