On Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:38:56 -0700 Mark Moburg
<markmoburg@mindspring.com> writes:
>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I decided to refurbish a pair of SU carbs that I had on the shelf
>that I plan
>>> to use for a back up. One of the pistons is stuck. I have cleaned
>it in
>>> stoddard solvent, then have soaked it real well with WD40 for about
>a month
>>> but it is still stuck. I'm afraid that if I force it too much, I
>might
>>> damage it. Any ideas?
>>>
As Dave Barry says-- I am NOT making this up. In the last issue of
NAMGAR's MGA! there was a recipe for using molasses (yes, molasses) to
free up corroded, stuck parts. It takes about three weeks and four
tablespoons of molasses to about a pint of water. Mix it all together,
using warm water, and drop in the parts. Stir once a week for three
weeks.
Now, the writer said it worked for him, although I have my suspicions
that this is the automotive world's equivalent of a snipe hunt. In any
case, I'll let you know in two more weeks when my badly stuck brake
cylinders are "done." If they are still stuck, I guess I'll have to deny
I ever wrote this.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
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