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jason78613 · 03-04-2021, 05:51 PM

This truly is an awesome forum! With all the help and additional searches through previous posts, I feel like I got a solid crash course in carburetors!

As Max mentioned, he reached out and will be sending a new float, much appreciated!

As for the car show this weekend, I followed Will D's instructions and drained the gas through tiny drilled holes and then soldered them up. Then did the hot water test and no bubbles! Took a test drive and it runs fine (I think I just need to adjust the idle screws to get a smoother ride). I don’t trust my soldering skills 100% so this is definitely a temporary solution until Max’s new float arrives.

Thank you so much to everyone!

03-04-2021, 05:51 PM	#29
jason78613 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 20	Re: carb leaking gas, what did I do wrong? This truly is an awesome forum! With all the help and additional searches through previous posts, I feel like I got a solid crash course in carburetors! As Max mentioned, he reached out and will be sending a new float, much appreciated! As for the car show this weekend, I followed Will D's instructions and drained the gas through tiny drilled holes and then soldered them up. Then did the hot water test and no bubbles! Took a test drive and it runs fine (I think I just need to adjust the idle screws to get a smoother ride). I don’t trust my soldering skills 100% so this is definitely a temporary solution until Max’s new float arrives. Thank you so much to everyone!