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Offline NewOldSchool

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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #25 on: August 08, 2012, 05:30:46 PM »
Quote from: 2wheels on August 07, 2012, 10:53:42 AM
"I've read mixed reports but most people say the new gas with ethanol breaks down the JB Weld in pretty short order. "

Could be and thats good to know.  I find gas stations that don't have ethanol.  Both for the bike and the snow mobile.  There are lots of gas stations in Ontario that don't have ethanol.

Patched a pinhole in my tank with JB weld two years and 16,000 miles ago. No leak, and I live in CA where all  our gas is 5.7% ethanol.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #26 on: August 08, 2012, 06:42:04 PM »
I drilled a tiny hole in post and body then cut very short length of paperclip.  Using the "new" paperclip post strengthener I JB Welded every thing back together.  Still holding after 5 years.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #27 on: August 15, 2012, 10:26:13 PM »
Quote from: NewOldSchool on August 08, 2012, 05:30:46 PM
Quote from: 2wheels on August 07, 2012, 10:53:42 AM
"I've read mixed reports but most people say the new gas with ethanol breaks down the JB Weld in pretty short order. "

Could be and thats good to know.  I find gas stations that don't have ethanol.  Both for the bike and the snow mobile.  There are lots of gas stations in Ontario that don't have ethanol.

Patched a pinhole in my tank with JB weld two years and 16,000 miles ago. No leak, and I live in CA where all  our gas is 5.7% ethanol.

I'm jealous! Ours is 10% minimum.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #28 on: August 15, 2012, 10:58:06 PM »
California has a state mandate to blend ethanol with all the gas sold in the state.  If the pumps are labeled, not all are, they say up to 10% may be blended.  When I asked the station manager just how much ethanol was in the fuel, he didn't know, and wouldn't find out.  Three different stations behaved this way.  Basically, you buy whatever they offer, whatever it is.  Customer satisfaction has absolutely no meaning to the gas distribution industry.  Instead consumers are treated like addicts seeking a desparate fix.  (Which isn't too far from the truth.)  The drug can be "cut" with whatever, and however the dealer sees fit.  The consumer generally has no concept of quality product.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #29 on: August 15, 2012, 11:25:17 PM »
The non-political, ethanol-proof repair has already been mentioned:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111096.0
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #30 on: August 16, 2012, 04:41:02 AM »
"They used plenty of it. I picked off gobs of loose JB Weld."

So you picked it off?  Was it soft and falling apart?  Just wondering.
Also I don't see any sand paper marks on the post.  The glue will not stick well to parts that have not been sanded or roughed up somehow.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #31 on: August 16, 2012, 06:30:54 AM »
Dont even mess with it, just send it Jim, he fixed mine and it's perfect.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #32 on: August 16, 2012, 07:29:03 AM »
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #33 on: August 16, 2012, 10:18:05 AM »
Met Jim at his home/shop this past month. That micro laser welder is the real #$%*!! His build is pretty badass too  ;) Not to mention he's a helluva nice guy.
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #34 on: August 16, 2012, 06:22:21 PM »
What carb body do you need? I've got lots!!! If I have what you need, it's yours no problem. Just PM me.
And what's with the stupid can't use brass in carbs crap. There's no end to the misinformation. Seems like the insides of my carbs have brass parts. I better tell Honda to knock it off. ::)
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #35 on: August 23, 2012, 03:49:14 AM »
What about hairline cracks in the actual bowl themselves?
Anyone got a fix for that, can I just rough up the whole base and spread JB over it, will that hold?
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Re: How to fix broken float post?
« Reply #36 on: August 23, 2012, 04:20:45 PM »
Should work just fine, Hush. 

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