I am experienced enough to know that poor performance can sometimes eventually be traced back to a worn-out carb, (or carbs as was the case on my Ducati 860), and that simply cleaning it up, fitting new jets and washers, etc. doesn’t fix any wear in the body of the carb. My thoughts turn to my ‘refurbished’ 276 carb as my plunger A10 rebuild progresses, because many bits of my bike have seen a hard life in the past.
I have read somewhere that the body of the carb can be bored out and then hard chromed back to its standard size, which I would prefer to do, to retain the bike’s originality. I know that I could simply (but expensively) buy a new 276 carb from Amal, but I’m trying to reuse the original parts, if at all possible. Someone who knows about carbs could also look over what I have done and maybe fix some other things too. One example is the threads on the top of the carb body are a bit worn so might be recut with the correct die?
Does anyone know anyone who could do this, based on your experience or recommendation? I will pay of course and there’s no great rush – it’ll be a few months rather than weeks before I try to start her up.
Thanks in advance for your help.