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Stuck float in Su fuel bowl.restoring carbs.

karls59tr

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Is there a chemical that will loosen up the dried up gas varnish that seems to have welded the float to the bottom of the bowl ?
 
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Plastic or metal float?
In the shops, I used spray carb cleaner if metal floats.
Spray some in and let it sit for a while.
 

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If you can, try to find the "chlorinated" carb cleaner (contains methylene chloride). It's apparently now illegal here but perhaps you can still get it up there.
 

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Brake parts cleaner, or some lacquer thinner.
 
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