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On Sun, 2004-01-18 at 17:37, Mark Seaton wrote: > > > > If you are missing the brass spring that holds the float pivot rod down, > > I have in a pinch whittled one from a piece of wood until I could locate > > another. Flush with the top of the bowl, and a notch on the bottom side > > to clear the float arm. The newer ones were plastic > > Blimey! where did that spring disappear to?!? I have a strange image of Russ > sitting curbside, whittling a new carb float retaining spring from a birch > twig with his trusty leatherman, before continuing his journey with a > nonchalant grin ;-) > Hey, A guy has to do what a guy has to do. But I prefer maple. A little bit harder and holds up to gasoline better. ;=) I also prefer a "box cutter" knife. Leatherman are too heavy. Usually, it would be a carb that someone else had taken apart. :=( -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org