{"id":51408,"date":"2017-07-26T20:47:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T11:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=51408"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:57","slug":"across-250-oem-carburettor-maintenance-oh-polishing-grip-heater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20170726\/everyday-events\/across-250-oem-carburettor-maintenance-oh-polishing-grip-heater","title":{"rendered":"Across 250 OEM Carburettor Maintenance + (OH) + Polishing Grip Heater and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-3953181708\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nOEM carburettor maintenance + (OH) + polishing grip heater and other work requested.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660660.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660660-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660660-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nBefore removing it, I&#8217;m wondering&#8230; it&#8217;s so small!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660661-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660661-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660662-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660662-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThis way or that way&#8230; Digital cameras sure are convenient, aren&#8217;t they?<br \/>\nBack in the day it would&#8217;ve been drawings! Drawings!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660663.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660663-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I removed the intake manifold too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660665-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660666-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660666-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nIt wasn&#8217;t as tight as I expected.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_4414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4414-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4414-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nA rather eerie dual-barrel vacuum design. Pretty cool!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660667-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660667-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nEverything&#8217;s a first experience? The engineering is impressive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660670-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660670-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660671-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660671-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe fuel tank might be a bit rusty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1660672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660672-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/P1660672-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nRubber float valves don&#8217;t wear down that much. I won&#8217;t go into detail, but with long-term use, issues can develop not just at the tip but elsewhere, so inspection is necessary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_4416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4416-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4420-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_4419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4419-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/DSC_4419-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nAfter polishing, the prep work is complete. It really feels good when it&#8217;s clean!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OEM carburettor maintenance + (OH) + polishing grip heater and other work requested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[189,136,166],"class_list":["post-51408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-across-250","tag-carb-maintenance","tag-production"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}