I am rebuilding my carbs. I have discovered that they had already been rebuilt recently (looks like the same exact rebuild kit as I have), but since I already bought the new carb kits, I thought I would go ahead and put the new parts in. Here is the problem: the previous person torqued the bowl screws very tight, and the bowl gasket being a tad thicker than my new kit's gasket, causing slight warping between each screw. In other words the screw areas are pulled down closer and flattens the gasket more leaving the areas between the screws less flattened and more of a gap. Now my new kit has a slightly thinner gasket. The area I am concerned about is the area around the main fuel entry. I have 2 questions:
1) Is there a way to leak test the sealing of the bowl with compressed air? Is the bowl area under pressure when running on the engine?
2) Is there somewhere I can get a thicker gasket for a decent price if it does leak?
I may just put the old ones back on, but it seems they might leak since they are already "molded in".
Please advise. Thanks all!
1) Is there a way to leak test the sealing of the bowl with compressed air? Is the bowl area under pressure when running on the engine?
2) Is there somewhere I can get a thicker gasket for a decent price if it does leak?
I may just put the old ones back on, but it seems they might leak since they are already "molded in".
Please advise. Thanks all!
