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Offline Grumpyfck

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Always that one screw
« on: September 29, 2020, 10:38:23 PM »
Plucked up the courage to start cleaning the carburetors. My first time, wasn't expecting that much gunge, it has sat for 23 ish years though.  It was going well, I think?!?! Well, right up until a stubborn,  chewed screw go me swearing, one level reached the kids hearing strength it was decided it could wait till tomorrow,  the I am going to have the effing b.......!
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Re: Always that one screw
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2020, 06:53:41 AM »
Did you use a JIS screw driver? Helps enormously with soft carb screws.
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Re: Always that one screw
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2020, 08:40:13 AM »
I did, the previous fiddler did not by the look of it. All part of the fun.
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Re: Always that one screw
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2020, 02:01:55 PM »
Plucked up the courage to start cleaning the carburetors. My first time, wasn't expecting that much gunge, it has sat for 23 ish years though.  It was going well, I think?!?! Well, right up until a stubborn,  chewed screw go me swearing, one level reached the kids hearing strength it was decided it could wait till tomorrow,  the I am going to have the effing b.......!
No profanities need, well a few  under the breath about the PO.
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