"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
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Ken Sterling wrote:
Yeah , I did solder the hole , I thought . Actually it looks like a
fatigue crack from vibration . Cleaned it and the rest of the parts up in
my gallon can of carb cleaner . Got it all ready to reassemble and there's
liquid in the float again .

Old time mechanics would boil the float in water to drive out any leftover
fuel. Use a hotplate and work outdoors.

-Carl (rapidly becoming an old time mechanic)