FWIW, IMO, YMMV, WTF, ETC…
The original carbs were seriously built to a price, a really tight price.
I’m sure that anyone at Amal would have looked at you in disbelief if you’d asked them how they should be serviced in 50-60 years time!
They just weren’t designed to last that long. Period.
And they weren’t designed to sit for years / decades with stale fuel residue in them.
And they weren’t designed for ethanol fuel. At all. Ever.
What I’m really saying is, when we had no choice, then elaborate restoration and modification of clapped out original carbs was necessary.
But now we have the option of buying brand new and far superior instruments.
A pair of new carbs every 50-60 years is hardly what I’d call extravagant.
Buy a pair now and start saving for your next set !!
