A little carb clarity needed.

I've pulled the tank and now I want to remove the "Anti-tamper Plugs".

Before Mr. Dremel and I begin to ever so gently coax them out, I want to verify that the things I am planning to remove actually are the actual "Anti-tamper Plugs".

I've a 1981 XJ550RH SECA. On each carb, topside, engine side, is a little tower tower with a small brass plug with a very small pinhole in the middle. I assume that's it. Is it?

 

Yup.. That's the bugger

 

Thanks I don't want to drill the wrong hole.

I got a black eye from my wife for trying that one time. :lol:

 

hahahhaha Just be careful what you use to drill them out. If the wife gave ou a black eye, imagine what the carbs will do :lol:

 

Wrap the drill bit with some masking tape on the bit. You only need to drill to penetrate about the depth of -- the width of two pennies -- so, if you tape the drill ... you won't chew-up the solid brass head on the Pilot Screw.

 

Thats a good idea! I'll try that tomorrow on Carbs 1 2 and 3. I did a beautiful job clearing out 4 (I should have been a dentist ), then the dremel burned out on 1.

My first dremel lasted from 1978 to 2003. My second dremel has apparently lasted only 4 years. AND I used the H E double hockey sticks out of the first one, while the second one only got used 2 or 3 times. :evil:

I did buy the deluxe kit, however, with 105 parts. Sounded good until I found out that meant 75 pieces of sandpaper and and counted the case as a piece.

I'll hook up the remote "twisty wand thingy" to a power drill and do it with that.

Ever so gently, and this time with tape on the bit.

 

One little hint to save the Dremel. If there is a large enough pin hole in the plug you can thread a screw into the plug and pull it right out.

 

Did it just stop working? You may just need to change the brushes; you can pick up a new set anyplace that sells Dremel accessories. I've revived 3 "dead" Dremels that way now... Apparently the brushes they use get overheated pretty easily if you use the tool for long periods of time at a high load.

At least they make it real easy to change them... :roll:

 

Dremel offers a 5 year warranty on their toys. You might think about sending yours in with an explaination of what happend. They will repair or replace your tool at their discretion but will never charge more than $38 for any repair (the cost of a new one if they determine yours is out of warranty and costs too much to salvage). I've had two Dremels covered under warranty and 1 I had to fork over $15 on . Not bad. Hit their website and catch the details.
Another point is the use of a drill stop. It is a collar that is slipped on the bit and tightened down with set screws at the desired depth. No fuss, no damaged screws. $1 at Harbor Freight.