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    Success! I drilled a small hole in the broken needle about 3/8" deep.
    Then found a hexed Allen wrench slightly bigger than the hole and
    tapped it down. Heated up the carb body with a propane torch
    for a while and the needle unscrewed !
    Having no new needle, I decided to fix the old one. Found some
    small brass round stock, drilled the same size hole in it as the broken
    part, did a little machining to make a shoulder for the spring to ride on,
    then cut off the Allen wrench the correct length, put a little epoxy
    in the holes, and joined the two halves together. Seems to work good!


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