Topic: 400 Four carb rebuild - questions.. questions..

[Bodi]

These are them. The head diameter for a given thread is larger than cap screws, so they are more like the original screws than cap the screws are.

[tortelvis]

Happich Simichrome is the biz! I personally don't rate Autosol, it'll shine good chrome but that's it. Simichrome will polish any metal, try it on an old crankcase and see the results. Just a little dab and your cloth will come away jet black, it really does the job.

[colb]

Gunk is all well and good but you can get bfantastic results from popping them into the dishwasher when the wife is out, give them a good rinse when out of the dishwasher to get rid of any salt, dry off blow through with airline and start your rebuild.

Colin

[mercury66]

Hi,

Simichrome Polish sounds the biz, I can get from a UK distributer so may well give it a go. (I'm in Scotland)

Carb screw wise I've pretty much got them all off, two casualties so far, one float drain screw which is just a bit unsightly and one totally mangled philips screw. I ended up getting it off with a combination of hack saw blade, cold chisel and impact driver! All damage limited to screw head though. Probably due in part to my newbie technique, but hey, I gotta learn. Preferably without any damage to something major. Impact driver tho - what a tool!
Also got my first metal skelf..

Will have a look around for button head screws - most of the stainless screws I've seen so far are the 'cylinder type'.
colb - I don't have a dish washer! Or a wife come to think of it 

[malcolmgb]

Also got my first metal skelf..

had to Google that one, we call it a splinter down here in England  not sure what our US friends will make of it