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Walbro WT Needle seized in!


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I would give it a go at a poke Mike. The needle has had it anyway cause the heads off. Pushing it from the other side should not damage the seat of the inlet drilling, and I bet it will not take much to shift it anyway. But as ADW says, a good soak first may help, or better still boil it up in the US, the heat may shift it.

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Never seen this before. No fuel getting through - opened up and needle stuck fast - head came off as I tried to pick it out. Have I got anything to lose poking through from other side? WT 99 52.From Jonsered gr50 strimmer. Thanks folks

 

Another thing you could try after soaking in WD-40 or carb cleaner is to assemble the carb on the pump side...take off the needle arm and connect a pressure pump to the fuel line nipple. You are doing what you would do to test the pop off pressure of the needle and it may move the needle out with about the same pressure you would use in the test. 20-25 psi is safe pressure to try i think.

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Or you could drill a small hole in the defunct needle then screw in a small self tapping screw which can then be pulled with pliers without damaging surrounding areas.

You may find that simply drilling the needle is enough to free it [emoji106]

 

 

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