After finding this I really wanted to join him in banning it forever.
Apparently the PO lost the spring or something, so he used JB Weld
to seal the flap shut semi-permanently, until I tore it apart.
I had to cut the choke rod to get the plate out of it since the
flap would not move to let it slide out of the rod.
This picture is after I soaked the carb for two days to get the
screws out of the choke plate. It was in pretty rough shape.
Apparently the PO lost the spring or something, so he used JB Weld
to seal the flap shut semi-permanently, until I tore it apart.
I had to cut the choke rod to get the plate out of it since the
flap would not move to let it slide out of the rod.
This picture is after I soaked the carb for two days to get the
screws out of the choke plate. It was in pretty rough shape.