straightening a bent casting

[Gator67]

One of the raised ridges on the front of the air horn vent area is bent (on a 7027263 carb), not so much that it interferes with the vent tab, but it doesn't look very good. Is there a preferred method of bending the metal back into shape? Maybe with heat? My concern is that bending it back will weaken and tear the metal.

[Cliff Ruggles]

They break off pretty easy.  Heat is required to bend it.  If it does break you can always get a vent cover and you can't see it anyhow.  Most 68-70 carburetors used a cover over the vent....Cliff