PROGRESS W/O PICTURES ~

Not too productive today, wanted to work on removing the bad carby tonight but a tired helper/safety watch wifey & a cranky security guard put a damper on things... O'Reilly's did not have 1/4" I.D. fuel hose but they did have 5/16" so I bought one foot... I pushed pieces of it onto the jaws of my two small vise grips, one is long nose... Practiced using them to pinch off the remaining 6" long section of 5/16" hose and tested with the end in a cup of water... Verdict: no blowing bubbles, the hose pinch vise grip tools work good & I got practice how tight to clamp them... The Harbor Freight clamp set tracking # says they are scheduled to arrive October 10th, they were shipped August 18th, yikes..! Thanks to YouTube for giving me the DIY version to pinch off a fuel hose...

Tomorrow, plan to get 1/4" fuel hose from NAPA, they said they have it, it fits the fuel pump to carby connections... Supply hose from the gas tank to fuel pump is 5/16" don't plan on messing with it; will pinch it only if necessary... I should measure the water connections to the (3..?) places water hose connects to carby & truck before hiking to NAPA... When removing the carburetor, FSM says have a container to catch spilled fuel, maybe a brake bleeder bottle will work for that..? Not sure how much gas, if any, will come out, truck been sitting since June 20th... Hope the carby fuel bowl is dry by now..?

If there was more that got done today; I forgot what it might-a-been ~ On TV today, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell extended the Stay@Home quarantine another 14 days