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Indyuke · 12-31-2012, 11:18 PM

Been having issues with my Quadrajet adorned 350, so I took it off to do a rebuild and during initial condition inspection I found a hole in the left side of the carb body. Has anyone run into anything like this? Casting flaw... machining mistake? Though I was never looking, I never noticed it there before and it was only this last summer that I started having driveability issues, ie, the engine loads up and dies at stoplights cold or fully warmed up.

This hole seems to open up from the outside of the carb into a little reservoir just off the left side of the float bowl. Tried to take some pics with a flashlight shining through the hole from both ends. What can be done to repair this? Is JB weld impervious to fuel? Is a new carb body my only option? What is your wisdom?

12-31-2012, 11:18 PM	#1
Indyuke Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 623	Holy Qjet Been having issues with my Quadrajet adorned 350, so I took it off to do a rebuild and during initial condition inspection I found a hole in the left side of the carb body. Has anyone run into anything like this? Casting flaw... machining mistake? Though I was never looking, I never noticed it there before and it was only this last summer that I started having driveability issues, ie, the engine loads up and dies at stoplights cold or fully warmed up. This hole seems to open up from the outside of the carb into a little reservoir just off the left side of the float bowl. Tried to take some pics with a flashlight shining through the hole from both ends. What can be done to repair this? Is JB weld impervious to fuel? Is a new carb body my only option? What is your wisdom?



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