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A couple other options for float bowl screw removal are listed below. Keep in mind that if alternative screwdrivers have any slop in the way they fit in your screw heads, you should probably have a vice grips handy. Whatever you do, plan on replacing the float bowl screws with allen-headed ones.

*Drywall driver bits work well for JIS screw heads. Some of our members have had very good results with these, and they're cheap. For more on why these bits work, go to [http://forum.concours.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=9hsh9sgnoigdl0327ahjceiqt6&topic=53517.msg166445#msg166445 this COG link].

*Try a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Pozidriv Pozidriv] screwdriver or bit (a #2 in this case). You may find that this fits the screw slots better than a regular phillips, although our man's success was on screws which were 'pre-rounded' by Mr Previous Owner.

*Some drywall driver bits work well for JIS screw heads, although they are supposed to be regular phillips heads. Some of our members have had very good results with these, and they're cheap.

*Take a Dremel and cut slots in the screws, then use a flathead screwdriver to remove the ridiculously soft metal screws. You may have to cut a piece off of the idle adjustment bracket to get at one of the screws.

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 A couple other options for float bowl screw removal are listed below. Keep in mind that if alternative screwdrivers have any slop in the way they fit in your screw heads, you should probably have a vice grips handy. Whatever you do, plan on replacing the float bowl screws with allen-headed ones.
+*Drywall driver bits work well for JIS screw heads. Some of our members have had very good results with these, and they're cheap. For more on why these bits work, go to [http://forum.concours.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=9hsh9sgnoigdl0327ahjceiqt6&topic=53517.msg166445#msg166445 this COG link].
 *Try a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Pozidriv Pozidriv] screwdriver or bit (a #2 in this case). You may find that this fits the screw slots better than a regular phillips, although our man's success was on screws which were 'pre-rounded' by Mr Previous Owner.
-*Some drywall driver bits work well for JIS screw heads, although they are supposed to be regular phillips heads. Some of our members have had very good results with these, and they're cheap.
 *Take a Dremel and cut slots in the screws, then use a flathead screwdriver to remove the ridiculously soft metal screws. You may have to cut a piece off of the idle adjustment bracket to get at one of the screws.