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Offline racerjohnson

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Can this be fixed?
« on: March 21, 2008 6:22 pm »
I hope so. As long as they kinda don't leak.
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RE: Can this be fixed?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2008 7:21 pm »
Braze it up.

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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2008 1:42 am »
hammer back the smashed in part and epoxie??????
would imagine it is pot metal
not weldable i would imagine ,,  JB weld,   proabbly from inside so it dont show much
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Can this be fixed?
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2008 4:14 am »
I would sell the carb and get another one.  It would suck to have it start leaking when you are 100 miles from home.

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« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2008 4:38 am »
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I would sell the carb and get another one.  It would suck to have it start leaking when you are 100 miles from home.


Not an option with this one. It is HIGHLY modified and one of four.
soaken wet shoes and winkled fingers...
hours and hours
inch at a time...

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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2008 1:02 pm »
Check Otto's welding in Moorhead. One of the guys there welded a crack in a piece of potmetal for my DeSoto's power seat unit.

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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2008 1:35 pm »
id JB weld it....  keep the pieces smear it up with JB and see if it works,  whatcha got to lose?

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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2008 7:56 pm »
wat that part of the carb modifed? could you get another float bowl section and put the goofie top on it?
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« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2008 8:07 pm »
The main body and the tops have been modified.
soaken wet shoes and winkled fingers...
hours and hours
inch at a time...

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