Trip through Chernobyl..

[ARCHIVE_tchfall15]

stripped fitting on float bowl screw

Anyone have any ideas on removing a stripped fitting on the float bowl screw? Its the second carb in, i want to try and stay away from removing the carbs.

 

[ARCHIVE_furchin]

stripped fitting

What do you mean by stripped fitting? I'm going to guess that you mean you have rounded out the philips screwdriver slots. If that is the case you can try what I have done in the past and that is to use a long thin chisel with a very honed down edge. I tap the chisel on the round edge of the screw and slowly move it around until it comes out. What I suggest is to replace all philips head screws with hex head bolts. I have also done this to ease in future removal. Hope this helps. Furchin

 

[ARCHIVE_rammy1500]

I had to seperate the carbs (both new and original) on mine and ended up drilling off the screw heads. Once you pull them apart you can take out whats left of the screw with visegrips.

 

[zlMark]

Some good reading here...Enjoy!

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm

 

[Kawasaki-krazy]

Not sure that "enjoy" is the correct word for it but if anyone still wants to use nuclear energy after looking at this lot.....they must be absolutely crazy.

Fantastic read though.

KK

 

[zl900_moab]

Very interesting...Frightening....
moab...

 

[CHRIS]

I'M SPEECHLESS ! ale:

 

[wuputt]

I spent like an hour looking through this stuff! Amazing, I really had no idea!!

 

[rammy1500]

I did the same, went through the entire thing, pretty interesting, but some similarities to dead coal towns in West Virginia. Not even close to that, but is interesting how Mother Nature reclaims herself. I forwarded it to a co-worker, who is from Russia for his opinion.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

I wouldn't go on a bet. I've got enough health problems as it is.