On Sat, 27 Jul 1996, Bill D wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jul 1996 PVANDAL@aol.com wrote:
>
> > The bottom end of my carbs are leaking alot of fuel....Is this a gasket
> > problem....or a rebuild problem?
>
> Are they side bowls (HS-4) or bottom bowls (HIF-4)? The stock ones are
> the bottom bowl type, but I have seen ones that have non-original side
> bowls put on.
>
> Throttle shaft bushes. If these are worn they will have to be done by an
> outfit like Apple.
If you have stock carbs, you have HIF's , which means you only need to
worry about a new gasket, or just resealing the existing one. I think
this could be done relatively easily with the carbs on the car, however,
be sure to have something underneath the carbs to catch fuel. However,
if you are having trouble with flooding or overflowing , then your floats
may need adjusting, and if you can see movement in the throttle shafts,
as Bill mentions (just wiggle them), and have subsequent vacuum leaks
(trouble setting idle), then they have to be professionally done.
My '72 HIF's had good throttle shafts, so I completed the rebuild myself,
a relatively easy task, although you have to ba carefull with the needles
and dashpots. BTW, I'm no mechanic.
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