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Re: $400 Joe Curto carb rebuild

To: "Ron Soave" <soavero@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: $400 Joe Curto carb rebuild
From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 03:24:37 -0500
On 5/23/06, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I don't agree.  I have soaked junkyard dashpots in
> carb cleaner for a few hours and had them look better
> than this.

Caveat Emptor I suppose. Not having cleaned SUs before I can only go
by my experience with Bing Constant Velocities. I have never been able
to get the metal on the Bings to look any better than the SUs in
Billy's pictures without becoming obssesive compulsive and running the
bodies through a buffing wheel. The vice marks are another story, of
course, but I have no way of knowing if they were there before the
work was done or not. If not, then Billy has a right to be PO'd.

Seems like there is a wide range of experience with this from the
various posts. The ones in the picture are definitely cleaner and
prettier than my HIF44. I can't reach into the engine bay without
smearing some filth on that baby, but it runs like stink so I don't
worry about it being pretty.

Cheers!!
Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City

P.S. My flight to SNA was booked last month. Will arrive 9:30pm 28th
and leave early on the 31st.  Should I bring any tools or other stuff?
-- 
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1968 MG Midget
1976 R90/6 BMW
1990 K100LT BMW
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