Serowbot
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OK.... so what's the speed of dark?
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Once you are at the point of throwing a carb away, and buying another... All options are open...
Here's what I'd do... Apply penetrating oil or wintergreen oil liberally... Get a fine punch, or a sharp nail... dimple the brass idle screw as dead center as you can,... use a small drillbit, to drill in about 3/8" to 1/2"(you can use a wrap of masking tape around the shaft of the bit to measure depth)... Then,... snap the end of a bit one size larger, off in a vise, turn it around and gingerly tap it into the hole you drilled... put a vise-grip on it and try to crank the pilot out... .. if that failed,.. try a sharp flat blade screwdriver, sharpened to a point on the tip... tapped into the hole, and twist that sucker out... Hope that makes sense... Man, I'd booger that thing to bits before I shelled out for a whole new carb...
Might wait for a couple more ideas before you try it,... somebody else might have a better suggestion,...that's just an offering of what I would do... I think it's too narrow for an easy out, and I've never had much luck with them anyway, although I've heard good things about Craftsman brand.
Ohhh!,... wait a minute!... That was my last resort method. First,...remove the carb, lay it on it's side, idle screw up, and soak wintergreen oil into the hole like crazy for a couple of hours... then try the sharpest flat blade bit you got... even file a chisel edge point to it, so that it will cut into the brass. If you can get it out with that, you can then, cut a new blade slot into the screw and save it too...
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