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    Superglue in carbs

    I am actually not kidding!

    took my bike in to the bike shop to have a look at carbs, they cleaned out all the crap which was all good, but then discovered a slight problem....

    Not sure if it was the gaskets or what, but someone in the past deicded that superglue was the answer to sticking everything back together.

    My poor baby! I will have to clean her extra well when she comes home so she knows that at least I love her....

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    damn that sucks!

    best of luck
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    That'll be Bodgers Anonymous then.

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    Lol pwnt! sorry, but thats really funny.
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    Superglue. Amateurs. Far too brittle.

    You need a decent epoxy glue to fix up the plastic bits inside the modern carb.

    Ask F5 Dave. He'll put you right on this.
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    Superglue is sweet for shortening o-rings though

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    Quote Originally Posted by riffer View Post
    Superglue. Amateurs. Far too brittle.

    You need a decent epoxy glue to fix up the plastic bits inside the modern carb.

    Ask F5 Dave. He'll put you right on this.
    Thanks for the advice

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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    Superglue is sweet for rings though
    Don't do it people!
    Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    Don't do it people!
    o-rings, o-rings...

    Sheesh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riffer View Post
    Superglue. Amateurs. Far too brittle.

    You need a decent epoxy glue to fix up the plastic bits inside the modern carb.

    Ask F5 Dave. He'll put you right on this.
    Great stuff epoxy glue!
    Hehe worked great on my headlight chip too!

    Just dont tell the warrant man....

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    try meths to get the crap out and a baceball bat for whoever put it in there

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    Hahaha, thats pretty shocking. Wouldnt the parts that had the glue on them be stuffed...doesnt superglue make plastic go all warped etc?
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    seems it was used instead of a gasket... not very smart seeing as petrol dissolves it (thus they leaked) gaskets were ordered in a couple of weeks ago from japan, must ring the bike shop tomorrow to see if they're done with it


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