Topic: A method for removing Holley(R) bowl vent tubes

[Dan Case]

It is not rare to have a Holley(R) 4150/4160 carburetor main body with a damaged bowl vent tube. Removing a damaged tube you plan on discarding is easy. Removing an excellent used vent tube without damaging it of the carburetor body is a little tougher. This might be done prior to refinishing the body or harvesting good parts from a low value core carburetor to repair or restore a rarer carburetor.

One method I have is to use an appropriate sized plastic screw anchor and screw to grip the tube softly from the inside and then pull it out by the screw head.

[jwc66k]

I like it. Your method just solved my quandary on pulling a steel sleeve from a wooden frame.
Jim

[Bossbill]

This method also works for other tubes.
I replaced the tubes on my water pump by tight fitting a steel insert into the tube and then heating the body with an oxy/act torch.
A pipe wrench to loosen and curved jaw vice grips to remove.

Trying to grab the the tube without the insert results in a squished tube mess.

[Drew Pojedinec]

I just hit the mainbody for 5 seconds with mapp gas and the vent tubes practically fall out.

[Dan Case]

I just hit the mainbody for 5 seconds with mapp gas and the vent tubes practically fall out.

Neat.