by Bret Ludwig <bretldwig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 19, 2007 at 03:45 PM
On Apr 27, 1:27 am, "Dave" <Sorrynore...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A couple of other problems but not common are the carb being bolted to
the
> intake with excessive torque and fuel well plugs leaking. If the carb is
> overtightened with the four bolts mounting it to the intake the air horn
> will be bent creating fuel leaks and vacuum leaks. Always change the
base
> gasket when installing a rebuilt carb for it to create an air-tight seal
> between the carb and intake. The fuel well plugs can leak and the best
way
> to fix them is to use an epoxy to seal both wells. The wells are located
> under the bottom of the fuel metering rods.
Best Q-jet fix is to throw it in the landfill and buy a Holley.
