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Again another discovery I hope I am not repeating but will be of help someday
While trying to sort a over rich mixture, I dismantled the carbs and in this case WEBER DCOE 40 151 ( new style Spanish carbs with addition adjustment.
I discovered the Air By-Pass Screw item 26 actually goes through a hole in the Venturi (Choke Tube) item 22 and you need to remove the Air By-Pass Screw item 26, I bent my by-Pass screws not realizing they are an interference fit

Thanks for that. #28 is also a holding point.

Thanks, Yes I should have mentioned #28 as its the Aux venturi retainer