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Replacing Main Well Bleed Tubes
« on: June 21, 2010, 03:47:57 PM »
  What's the easiest and best way to replace these tubes? I'm working on a carb that was shipped disassembled and the tubes look like pretzels now.
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Offline Cliff Ruggles

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Re: Replacing Main Well Bleed Tubes
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2010, 06:38:11 PM »
The pull pretty easily from the airhorn.  I use a pair of wire cutters and protect the carb surface with a piece of aluminum flat plate.  Replacement tubes are scarce these days.  Although slightly shorter, idle tubes without the collar can be used to replace them with no ill effects anywhere.....Cliff
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Re: Replacing Main Well Bleed Tubes
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2010, 09:31:35 PM »
Von you have a PM.
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Re: Replacing Main Well Bleed Tubes
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2010, 02:12:56 AM »
Thanks. What's the best way to install? I'm guessing heating around the hole then grasping the tube with wire cutters and gently tapping down on the wire cutters.
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Re: Replacing Main Well Bleed Tubes
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2010, 04:17:22 AM »
I made a driver for them by drilling a hole in small bolt the exact size of the tips.  This drives on the shoulder just above them....Cliff
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