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I learned a new trick today and thought I'd pass it along. Warning: it's not for the squeamish.
I took my ailing amals down to Isles Motorcycles in Denver for a consultation. Greg Isles, the owner, said they're basically worn out and it's time to start saving up for new ones. But he showed me a trick to unstick the slides. He was able to squeeze on the carb bodies by hand and get the slides to drop freely. I did it too with a little practice. I have to say the things aren't the most robust parts I've ever seen.
Anyway the fix is to wrap a shop rag around the body near the top and give it a good squeeze with a large pair of channellocks. You squeeze perpendicular to the manifold face. Repeat as required until they don't stick. I just happened to have a suitable pair of pliers in the toolbox so I did it and it worked! I couldn't believe it. Now I can clean the things out and put them back on and see if the bike will run with the pilots cleared out.
The long term solution in my case will be either resleeving or new carbies. But I think this will work for a while.
Debby
I took my ailing amals down to Isles Motorcycles in Denver for a consultation. Greg Isles, the owner, said they're basically worn out and it's time to start saving up for new ones. But he showed me a trick to unstick the slides. He was able to squeeze on the carb bodies by hand and get the slides to drop freely. I did it too with a little practice. I have to say the things aren't the most robust parts I've ever seen.
Anyway the fix is to wrap a shop rag around the body near the top and give it a good squeeze with a large pair of channellocks. You squeeze perpendicular to the manifold face. Repeat as required until they don't stick. I just happened to have a suitable pair of pliers in the toolbox so I did it and it worked! I couldn't believe it. Now I can clean the things out and put them back on and see if the bike will run with the pilots cleared out.
The long term solution in my case will be either resleeving or new carbies. But I think this will work for a while.
Debby