Blocked Weber

[friedy]

Hi all, found my webers have loads of crud everywhere. Cleaned out as much as I can but some of the galleries are still blocked solid. Been reading about drilling out the lead plugs so thought I'd give it a go, my question is to replug do you just melt the lead and drip into the hole? Is it really that simple?
Thanks Alan.

[pharriso]

I'd give it a go, my question is to replug do you just melt the lead and drip into the hole? Is it really that simple?
Thanks Alan.

No!!! As far as I am aware you use lead shot of specific size & a punch.

[friedy]

Oh okay good job I asked. I found an old post where he had some lead leftover from his windows and was going to use it. Would the type of shot from fishing weights be about right?

[alan.barker]

Have you tried cleaning the carbs by putting them in a saucepan of water with descaler for kettles.
Then heating it up.

[elanman999]

To clean them I used cleaner from a m/bike shop.
To seal the holes I taped them and put a grub screw in with thread sealer.
Cheers
John

[pharriso]

I would not tap the hole... too much chance of getting swarf in the drillings.

[alan.barker]

I would think after tapping the holes they would be flushed and blown out with compressed air
At least if there was any debris in the carbs at a later date they could be cleaned out easily.
Alan

[RichC]

ah memories!
when i broke through my lead capped channels (procession channels isn't it?) i found compacted red silt ... probably from arabia, or maybe elsewhere . no chemicals would have flushed it ...
I used a small drill bit and pulled it out and used a tiny bit of lead came ( from having repaired leaded light stained glass windows). You don't melt it ... just cold peen it in with a hammer . lead shot would do the trick if you're a fisherman !

[friedy]

Well I've taken the plunge and drilled one out. It's one of them that runs across underneath, it was completely solid with red brown muck. No amount of soaking would have shifted it. Now have to decide how many more to attack.

[RichC]

just do the other carb same procession channel

[RichC]

sorry PROGRESSION channel.... Doh!

[alan.barker]

Bite the bullet or should i say lead shot and do the lot
Tight Lines
Alan

[friedy]

I'm going to plug the one I've drilled so far see how it goes if no problems then will drill the others as well. Not done anything like this before so bit cautious.

[alan.barker]

We are all tuned in waiting for the next episode
Alan

[friedy]

I practised first on an ally plate, and best results was using a punch larger than the hole trying to plug. I found some lead flashing and that definatly better than fishing weights. So now I've done the carb. much easier than I first thought. Bit more cleaning up to do yet as I can see some corrosion down the bores where the emulsion tubes etc go.