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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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Default Uh oh- extra part from carb? What is it?

I put my carb back together and now I have this extra part. Huh. Anyone ID it?



 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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I always thought something worked better if there were parts left over.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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Probably. I'm hoping it was just sitting on the bench from something else...
 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 03:08 PM
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It goes in the top of the carb providing crush support for the cable bracket screw.

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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by HDs4me
It goes in the top of the carb providing crush support for the cable bracket screw.


He speaks the truth
 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Spanners39
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And a fix that doesn't necessitate tearing the entire carb apart...
 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 06:32 PM
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And a fix that doesn't necessitate tearing the entire carb apart...

Or even removing it if you are smart...
 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 07:47 PM
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Well that's easy it's still on my bench. Love this forum!
 
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here's my saying for when I have left over parts:

"they over engineer all that ****"
 
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 06:31 AM
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Rebuild it a few more times. You'll have enough spare parts to build another carb.
 
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