I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal, but this year it’s not looking so easy either.
It’s seeping steadily. Isn’t it super cold today?
I wondered why it was leaking, and when I looked closely…
there was a crack. No wonder it’s leaking.
Outside and inside. I thought I’d skip drilling the mounting surface, but I ended up drilling it anyway.
The plan is to dig it out with a fine rotary tool and fill it in.
Lately I’ve been using J-B Weld AutoWeld Super Strong Adhesive AW-20Z 26.8g×2
Liquid gasket and adhesive should be used in small amounts—small amounts…
There’s about a 92.65% chance it’s already gone by the time you need it.
I wait a few hours for it to partially cure, then shape it with my finger.
Then I sand it down and we’re done. (The outside and inside are left as is.)
I polished the brass and replaced the seal.
For a carburettor that’s been sitting for about ten years, watch out for fuel joint seal issues.
The fuel level adjustment was also requested, so I checked it, but all four are running pretty high.
Plus they’re super unstable—the fuel level won’t drop properly and isn’t functioning right?
I swapped things around to figure out what was going on and managed to get it sorted (two and a half hours).
After all that work, I didn’t want it to leak, so I watched it for about two hours with the fuel valve on.
It held up perfectly.
Man, that was rough. Really rough.
