Slides still stuck

[rickt]

Ok, I've soaked the carb in the Gunk can for at least three days and sprayed a good can or so of carb cleaner on carb #1 of the '78 GS750. The slide doesn't show any signs of wanting to move. Against my better judgement, I pried gently with a screwdriver - still no movement. I'm thinking that gentle heat (heat gun) on the outer carb body might be the next option.

Any thoughts?

rickt

[cloudbreakmd]

PB Rust blaster should loosen them. But don't use a screw driver. Good luck.

[78GS750]

I went through this with a 63 Honda Superhawk that had been in storage 15 + years last summer. 8-[ Over two weeks of using B12 Chemtool on the slides every morning and night. Finally one moved a tad. Kept up the process until both had moved a tad. Still applied Chemtool morning and night. Finally one slide popped out full of varnish. Couple days later the other. Take you time and use as little force as possible. They will come out... eventually. :-D

[rickt]

Heat will work!

For anyone dealing with stuck carb slides and short on patience - after many days of soaking and spraying, I finally pulled out the old heat gun. A couple of minutes circling the carb body and the slide could be pulled out. It was pretty much covered with dried gum. Don't know if it would have every come out with carb spray.

rickt