R50/5 "Remove throttle slide"

[Major Softie]

Sudden flash across my brain of a visual of Diane involved in "swinger" group sex.

I'm going to go take an hour long shower and try to get clean. How does one wash one's mind out with soap?

[Ken in Oklahoma]

Sudden flash across my brain of a visual of Diane involved in "swinger" group sex.

I'm going to go take an hour long shower and try to get clean. How does one wash one's mind out with soap?

If at all possible imagine something worse. That ought to do it.

I'm thinking a book entitled, The Wit and wisdom of John Boehner.

Hmm, on second thought, even that might not do it. Diane is pretty rank!


Ken

[ME 109]

I'm going to go take an hour long shower and try to get clean. How does one wash one's mind out with soap?

You'd better leave the soap out of it Major.
Do you have a pressure washer?

[audiowize]

I'm still at it today. After 3 days of treatment with penetrating oil, I removed both carbs off the bike. I am cleaning them as best as possible right now to avoid getting any additional crud on that slide, then I'll grab the ugliest chop stick in the silverware drawer and do some prying.

[Major Softie]

the ugliest chop stick in the silverware drawer

This really sounds like a euphemism, as in "well, she's not the ugliest chop stick in the silverware drawer, but I'm still not interested."

You know, it wasn't until I wrote it down that I saw how racist it sounded....

[audiowize]

Whew, all wrapped up.

It turned out that both were sludged up with a bit of varnish. Once I got the heat gun out and softened the varnish up, the slides came out (slowly).

I did toast one chopstick in the process, oh well :/

Thanks for all your help!

[Major Softie]

Yay!