There's petrol resistant, and there's petrol resistant.
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
being submerged in it constantly. Anyone know of a chemical method of
repairing a broken float pin post in a Mikuni BS28 float chamber?
If there's nothing suitable I shall have to partake in some
micro-engineering a make a cunning bracket of some description, but I'd
rather not start drilling and tapping little skinny bits of aluminium alloy
if I don't have to.
On the plus side the XJ runs rather well, if a bit madly when it comes to
idling. This will be due to the fact that the pilot screw positions were
guessed at, and the almost completely clogged up emulsion tubes which, I
discovered today, *do* come out if you hit them quite hard wivva hammer!
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Catman
Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
[1] Just don't ask.
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Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
> Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
>
>> being submerged in it constantly. Anyone know of a chemical method of
>> repairing a broken float pin post in a Mikuni BS28 float chamber?
>
> but if there's enough post left on each bit, a bit of small bore fuel
> hose might do the job. It's not like there's much force to worry
> about.
I did start 'phoning round garages etc. a while ago in an attempt to find
someone who could weld ally but lost all interest after half a dozen "No,
sorry"s. The second idea I like though; I'm off to the shed to see if a bit
of tube will go on to the bottom half.
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
> I'm off to the shed to see if a bit of tube will go on to the bottom half.
Arse.
R
"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" <eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
>
>> I'm off to the shed to see if a bit of tube will go on to the bottom
>> half.
>
> Arse.
Sir might like to view Fleabay
280376084743
Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
<eastREM...@gmail.com> saying something like:
>Anyone know of a chemical method of
>repairing a broken float pin post in a Mikuni BS28 float chamber?
I was about to say Araldite is fairly immune, but JBW is an epoxy,
afair, so that's out.
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
Where, exactly, is the fun in buying a new carburettor when I could attempt
to fix this one with chewing gum?
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
>
> Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
> pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
>
> [1] Just don't ask.
But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email Wrigleys to
see if one is more suitable than another.
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
>>
>> Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
>> pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
>>
>> [1] Just don't ask.
>
> But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email
> Wrigleys to see if one is more suitable than another.
Sent to Wrigleys in the YooEss:
"An acquaintance informs me that he successfully repaired a hole in a fuel
tank with nothing but chewing gum and the repair lasted for a very long
period of time. Could you please tell me if *any* kind of gum can be used
for this purpose of does it have to be a specific brand or flavour?"
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
Yus. There appears to be a big difference between resisting falling to bits
from a small splash of petrol and surviving constant immersion in the stuff.
Catman
>> Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
>> pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
>>
>> [1] Just don't ask.
>
> But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email Wrigleys to
> see if one is more suitable than another.
>
Doublemint in that instance. The original and best.
Catman
Make sure you post the response.
Ace
<cat...@rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote:
>Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
>> Catman wrote:
>>> Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
>>> pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
>>>
>>> [1] Just don't ask.
>>
>> But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email Wrigleys to
>> see if one is more suitable than another.
>>
>
>Doublemint in that instance. The original and best.
Oi! The original has to be Spearmint.
Best? One that might actually retain flavour for longer than 2 mins
would be a start.
Dave Emerson
"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" <eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> JB Weld may indeed be petrol *resistant* but it certainly doesn't enjoy
> being submerged in it constantly. Anyone know of a chemical method of
> repairing a broken float pin post in a Mikuni BS28 float chamber?
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Beav
> Catman wrote:
>>
>> Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
>> pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
>>
>> [1] Just don't ask.
>
> But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email Wrigleys
> to see if one is more suitable than another.
Blu-tack goes solid when immersed in petrol.
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ian field
"Dave Emerson" <Dave_dot...@LineOne.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" <eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:h54kd6$rhq$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>> JB Weld may indeed be petrol *resistant* but it certainly doesn't enjoy
>> being submerged in it constantly. Anyone know of a chemical method of
>> repairing a broken float pin post in a Mikuni BS28 float chamber?
>
> http://www.alumiweld.com/
Aren't carbs made of a rather fragile (low melting point) zinc alloy?
DozynSleepy
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steve auvache
<b.ro...@ifrance.com> writes
"Does your chewing gum lose it's flavour on the fuel spigot overnight?"
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zymurgy
Garages. Fscks sake. You'd need a welding specialist / Engineering
company. I know of a tame TIG'ger in Camberley if that's any good to
you.
Cheers,
Paul.
Catman
> On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:20:03 +0100, Catman
> <cat...@rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
>>> Catman wrote:
>>>> Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
>>>> pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
>>>>
>>>> [1] Just don't ask.
>>> But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email Wrigleys to
>>> see if one is more suitable than another.
>>>
>> Doublemint in that instance. The original and best.
>
> Oi! The original has to be Spearmint.
Ahh maybe.
>
> Best? One that might actually retain flavour for longer than 2 mins
> would be a start.
TBH I didn't check what the flavour was like when I finished with the tank.
Scraggy
>> would be a start.
>
> "Does your chewing gum lose it's flavour on the fuel spigot
> overnight?"
Yes, especially if it's made out of any old iron.
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members. Groucho Marx
Pip
Toadfoot says...
>
> Catman wrote:
> >
> > Repaired a fuel tank with chewing gum once a log time ago [1] Lasted
> > pretty much for ever. Not much help, but just thought I'd mention it.
> >
> > [1] Just don't ask.
>
> But there's so many kinds of gum these days. I'm going to email Wrigleys to
> see if one is more suitable than another.
The sugarfree stuff doesn't work, assuming all the sealing properties of
warm Blu-Tac in moments on contact with petrol. Wedge a well-chewed
lump of sugared gum on the leak and let it harden overnight and you have
a long-lasting, effective repair.
--
Pip, the "Mechanical Nightmare" (tm Bonwick Major)
Pip
> Aren't carbs made of a rather fragile (low melting point) zinc alloy?
AKA monkey metal. That they are.
Catman
Dare I ask how you discovered this?
zymurgy
> In article <Ttndm.12580$wz2....@newsfe08.ams2>, ian field says...
>
> > Aren't carbs made of a rather fragile (low melting point) zinc alloy?
>
> AKA monkey metal. That they are.
The nature of monkey is .. extremely fragile.
Paul.
ian field
"Pip" <ginge...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <Ttndm.12580$wz2...@newsfe08.ams2>, ian field says...
>
>> Aren't carbs made of a rather fragile (low melting point) zinc alloy?
>
> AKA monkey metal. That they are.
Alusol might be a safer bet - assuming it takes on monkey metal, best try it
on a scrap carb first.
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
Proper garages this was, not main dealer monkeys, but I take your point.
If you'd said Canterbury...
I'll have a look in t'Yellow pages.
Pip
Don't get the cheaper variety from the chemist, though. For all the
good that did me, I might as well have stuck it up my arse.
Pip
>
> Pip wrote:
> > The sugarfree stuff doesn't work, assuming all the sealing properties of
> > warm Blu-Tac in moments on contact with petrol. Wedge a well-chewed
> > lump of sugared gum on the leak and let it harden overnight and you have
> > a long-lasting, effective repair.
> >
>
> Dare I ask how you discovered this?
<haughty look>
Empirical evidence, old boy.
How else?
</hl>
ian field
I was wondering who'd crack that one.
wessie
news:MPG.24e1213ff...@News.Individual.NET:
> In article <h56r4g$i3$3...@news.eternal-september.org>, Catman says...
>>
>> Pip wrote:
>
>> > The sugarfree stuff doesn't work, assuming all the sealing
>> > properties of warm Blu-Tac in moments on contact with petrol.
>> > Wedge a well-chewed lump of sugared gum on the leak and let it
>> > harden overnight and you have a long-lasting, effective repair.
>> >
>>
>> Dare I ask how you discovered this?
>
> <haughty look>
>
> Empirical evidence, old boy.
>
> How else?
>
> </hl>
>
shouldn't that be imperial evidence, as in pints on the floor?
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Catman
> In article <h56r4g$i3$3...@news.eternal-september.org>, Catman says...
>> Pip wrote:
>
>>> The sugarfree stuff doesn't work, assuming all the sealing properties of
>>> warm Blu-Tac in moments on contact with petrol. Wedge a well-chewed
>>> lump of sugared gum on the leak and let it harden overnight and you have
>>> a long-lasting, effective repair.
>>>
>> Dare I ask how you discovered this?
>
> <haughty look>
>
> Empirical evidence, old boy.
>
> How else?
>
> </hl>
>
Well, in my case quite serious levels of stupidity, TBH.