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power valve stuck in place won’t pull out
 

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Will it move at all? I’ve found that if they aren’t seized, depressing and letting it come back up from the spring pressure a few times generally gets it out.
 

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yes it moves up and down but just won’t come all the way out
 

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A little WD-40 never hurt anything either. Unless there's a burr or some other mechanical issue it's probably just built-up varnish. Use some lube and keep working that thang.
 

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Will it move at all? I’ve found that if they aren’t seized, depressing and letting it come back up from the spring pressure a few times generally gets it out.
If you keep pushing it down and letting it pop up under its own velocity,it will pop out.
^^^^ This

This is how I was taught to do it
 

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i’ve been pushing it up and down multiple times sprayed it with wd40 used pliers nothings working
 

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Laquer thinner maybe to bust up the varnish....
 

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^^^^^^^^^^^DAD?^^^^^^^^
Who else!

I did work in a shop with a guy that was fantastic at building and tuning carbs too but most cars were being sold with fuel injection by then
 

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