Carter AFB accelerator pump needle removal
Have a Carter AFB on my slant six, OEM for a 62 318 poly. Bought it NOS a few years ago. Well, it's been sitting for a few months, big surprise the accelerator pump isn't working. (The needles and seats leaked, too, but I fixed that.) So, pulled the carb apart. Pump piston is in good shape, inside of the carb looks reasonably clean, pulled the squirter off to look underneath. The brass needle wasn't moving when I manually pushed down the accelerator pump piston. Pulled that out, tried squirting carb cleaner into the port to the squirter. Brass needle didn't move.
So, with the top of the carb removed, as well as the two venturis that have tubes sticking up, I turned the base upside down and banged it onto my workbench a few times. Needle still didn't move. Tried a few more times. Needle is still stuck.
I've never had one stuck so bad it wouldn't fall out with this method.
There's nothing to grab the needle with, and it's not magnetic. Right now I'm thinking if I just squirt carb cleaner onto it and let it soak, it may eventually loosen up. Anyone got any other ideas?
Here's a pic of what I'm talking about. The brass needle is sitting in the top hole of the four holes at center bottom.
Have a Carter AFB on my slant six, OEM for a 62 318 poly. Bought it NOS a few years ago. Well, it's been sitting for a few months, big surprise the accelerator pump isn't working. (The needles and seats leaked, too, but I fixed that.) So, pulled the carb apart. Pump piston is in good shape, inside of the carb looks reasonably clean, pulled the squirter off to look underneath. The brass needle wasn't moving when I manually pushed down the accelerator pump piston. Pulled that out, tried squirting carb cleaner into the port to the squirter. Brass needle didn't move.
So, with the top of the carb removed, as well as the two venturis that have tubes sticking up, I turned the base upside down and banged it onto my workbench a few times. Needle still didn't move. Tried a few more times. Needle is still stuck.
I've never had one stuck so bad it wouldn't fall out with this method.
There's nothing to grab the needle with, and it's not magnetic. Right now I'm thinking if I just squirt carb cleaner onto it and let it soak, it may eventually loosen up. Anyone got any other ideas?
Here's a pic of what I'm talking about. The brass needle is sitting in the top hole of the four holes at center bottom.
