Bodge JobsIf you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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I had a reallyratty old Honda once, can't actually remember which model, but it was a 250 and predated the superdream. It must have been 15 years old when I bought it.
It used to run really bad at anything more than 1/2 throttle.
Not being a mechanic, but not wanting to pay a mechanic, I pulled the carb apart myself. They were vacuum type, and I noticed the rubber cap that lifted as the throttle was opened had a small split. So, as the throttle opened further, the split would open, causing the shitty performance.
One cut down bicycle repair patch later, reassembled and it ran perfectly.
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Not Pineapple anymore, Tue 15 Mar 2011, 10:04,
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