I finished the disassembly of the rear carb. I cleaned them up moderately well (would do further cleaning later when I'm sure of which parts won't be getting replaced).
Odds and ends I'd like to ask you guys (in addition to the questions in my last post):
**The "Pump Discharge Spring Retainer" hasn't come off on my carb. I'm not sure how to remove it. The manual says to just pull it up with a set of needle-nose pliers but with medium up force I can't seem to get it off. I could pull much harder but figured I'd ask you guys first before going to brute force. Do I have to twist it or just pull straight up or what?
**Of the two jets - one unscrewed easily. The other wasn't so kind. Screw driver destroyed it while trying to unscrew it!!! I'm assuming I should go ahead and (CAREFULLY) drill it out?
**On the Venturi Cluster- What are the guidelines to cleaning this? Can I use any solvents I want as with the rest of the carb or should I be extra careful with it. Can I use a wire brush on it, or stick to nylon brushes on this part? - Also, i've heard of people running very high guage (read -- small) wire through the various passages of a carb. I assume the venturi would be one of these places?
I wanted to double check because the book says "do not pass wires through calibrated jets or passages as they may enlarge orifices and seriously affect carburetor calibration.
With regards to wheelspin's earlier comments on throttle body light (and ultimately vacuum) leakage- On the end carb I'm working on now i can see some light coming through part of the bottom and top rims of the butterflies. I unscrewed the butterfly-to-shaft screws and tried to adjust but it was as if I had not removed the screws at all. Should the butterflies spinn freely around the shaft when screws are removed? I can't really picture quite how the screws keep them mounted and how it would be possible for them to be adjustable in this way.
I've attached a few pics of these afforementioned areas.
I wish I could change the title to indicate "warning: lots of Pics" or something. let me know if the pic sizes are too large for you guys so I can start using smaller ones.
Thanks again everyone!
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