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Damaged all my float needles with carb cleaner , YOU SHOULD NOT !

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Damaged all my float needles with carb cleaner , YOU SHOULD NOT !

jamthebamm
Well it was such stupid move to leave the float needles in a jar with the jets . Apparently carb cleaners caramelize plastic . Well I learned my lesson in a harsh way , and already bought the parts K&L  

financial damage was $20 but I'm gonna miss out 2 days of fantastic weather to ride here in Brooklyn
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Oh man! That sucks! What kind of carb cleaner was it?
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it's an amazon-prime cheap shit carb cleaner but I guess they all do same.

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Never put trichloethyelene on rubber. It swells up the rubber.
The tips were probably already no good anyway.
They need to be replaced at least every 2 years.
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Lucky 1 wrote
They need to be replaced at least every 2 years.
According to...?

The ones in my '76 had been sitting in the bike for 4 years before I got it. They were still fine when I sold it a few months back. I rode with them for about 3 years.
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They were not in  perfect shap but dameged them good , new replacments are comin up next monday
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