Carb music

[Al 6]

Hi, Just thought I would pass along what we use for carb cleaning. When we have a carb that needs to have the welch plugs removed and the passages cleaned, we use guitar strings. They work especially well if you cut off a small piece, like 2 1/2" and take a little piece of wood like 1 1/2" long piece of 3/8 dowell or whatever and epoxy the end of the string into a small hole drilled in the end. These are so handy and one string goes a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong way plus they are available in different diameters. Al Eden

[Tom_Byrne 0]

Your post brings back old fond memories, Al. An old timer told me to do that years ago, except without the dowell. The dowell is a great idea.

[gwiseman 1,733]

Thanks Al. A use for dad's old guitar strings. Can't play the musical instruments he left behind but I'm a pac rat & knew there'd be something I could use them for. ;)

[Wishin2BMowin 0]

Good idea! I use an old piece of VW Bug speedometer cable for this type of need as well. It also works well for those windshield washer squirters that will clog up sometimes.:D

[MrSteele 495]

I keep a piece of old universal choke cable laying around for that. I have had one for years, with the handle intact at the end. If it needs to be smaller, or hooked, simply use a hammer to thin it a bit

[andrewk 0]

Ever wonder where you got all those strings, Al?:D

[Al 6]

Andy, You can't imagine all of the things I wonder about. This our 30th anniversary at the shop and 18 of those years I still worked for Rockwell as a Technician and had 5 or six people working for me at the shop. That is where I got all of my gray hair. If you think you can claim any responsibility for it, think again. You probably only were able to give me about 6 or seven. My 8 yr old grandson that you know so well and that spoils me so much, that I helped with his "Invention Convention" project at school has survived the local contest and the regional contest and is going to the state contest in Ames. State contest consists of 300 survivors state wide. I will be taking him down there on April 21 st and intend to stop in and see you and see how a real dealership is run. Teach me how to make money, as my time is getting shorter every day. I seem to be getting a lot of experience, but not rich, the only thing I can say is that I have always treated people fair and we have always stood behind everything we have done and I have eaten a lot of things that if there was any question about we gave the customer the benefit of the doubt. As I do anytime I visit another dealership I will be looking at how others do it. I will try to see if I taught you anything that will be worth while in your life and what you can teach me. You have an opportunity to teach me a lot as you will have a lot of virgin territory to cultivate. As I said as to giving gray hair, you were an amatuer, hope you still are. Thanks for many pleasant memories and you KNOW I got the strings as a gift from the guitar teacher Varlyn for free. They were from "broken" sets. For the rest of you, when Andy was 14 he had an old Jeep wagon and lived down the street in an apartment. He would go out and mess with this old Jeep in the parking lot and get it started and set out there and rev it up and smoke, "rather clear all of the mosquitoes" out of our end of town. We would stand over at the shop and laugh at "that Kid" over there and how high that Jeep would rev and still not blow up. Really he is the reason I had to get my repower exhaust systems certified for EPA. When he turned 16, I hired him, he was a great employee and after he went to college at Iowa State in Ames, he went to work in a dealership there and goes to college and is the service manager there. I guess he still blows a lot of smoke in Ames. Sorry, I couldn't resist poking him. Al

[4xbill 2]

great story!8) oh yeah, thanks for the tip , too!:D

[andrewk 0]

hahahaha!!! Great story Al- That jeep was a POS! Last year I restrung my 2 gutiars, and I brought in all the unwound strings for ya... I did it when I was there once too... so thats probably 10 or 12...:D:D I remember Varlyn gave you some too... had to see if you were reading though!

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...see how a real dealership is run. Teach me how to make money, as my time is getting shorter every day. I seem to be getting a lot of experience, but not rich, the only thing I can say is that I have always treated people fair and we have always stood behind everything we have done and I have eaten a lot of things that if there was any question about we gave the customer the benefit of the doubt.

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I'll help anyway I can, just like you would help me- Among the many thing I learned from you was how to treat a customer. That's 90 percent of business success. I doubt anyone is in the business to get rich, I know I'm not. I love my job, and never wake up in the morning not wanting to go... That alone is worth 100 grand.

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I will try to see if I taught you anything that will be worth while in your life

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More than you know, Al.

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As I said as to giving gray hair, you were an amatuer, hope you still are.

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What about that time I ran that Simplicity Z into Denny's truck? I was scared out of my mind!! I try to not cause any gray hairs... I don't know if I can teach you much, but I will sure try! I wouldn't expect anything but a good razz from you, keep it coming.sm06