The first time was with aftermarket kit which seems to have created my problems.
I noticed the carb was leaking a little bit of fuel, so when I took it apart, I saw the plastic splitter had a good sized crack. I tried to repair it, unsuccessfully and after a few attempts I ended up breaking it.
At this point I removed the plastic piece to be left with a ribbed shiny metal piece. Shown bottom left of part
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I tried to pinch a hose on it but the force of the clamp kept pushing the hose off. Then I decided to tap and die it and the metal shiny part came off. At least now I am dealing with the housing. Shown top left of part
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I have not seen a replacement part for it. At this point, do I continue my tap and die strategy, or use solder with something else or does anyone have another idea?
Also, the carb kits seem to like to come with the grey\silver springs (which would explain why I was always popping a little high). But I think I need the 21 psi (black 80g) spring with my I think 2.0 needle (1998 gtx ltd). Can someone confirm? And are the carb kits these days ethanol safe? (I have already replaced the fuel lines)
I have lost one of the original fuel check valve so I will need that in the kit. I have noticed the original has almost a paper consistency compared to the very rigid aftermarket. I'm thinking that may have been my issue after the first attempt of the rebuild.
I noticed the carb was leaking a little bit of fuel, so when I took it apart, I saw the plastic splitter had a good sized crack. I tried to repair it, unsuccessfully and after a few attempts I ended up breaking it.
At this point I removed the plastic piece to be left with a ribbed shiny metal piece. Shown bottom left of part
I tried to pinch a hose on it but the force of the clamp kept pushing the hose off. Then I decided to tap and die it and the metal shiny part came off. At least now I am dealing with the housing. Shown top left of part
I have not seen a replacement part for it. At this point, do I continue my tap and die strategy, or use solder with something else or does anyone have another idea?
Also, the carb kits seem to like to come with the grey\silver springs (which would explain why I was always popping a little high). But I think I need the 21 psi (black 80g) spring with my I think 2.0 needle (1998 gtx ltd). Can someone confirm? And are the carb kits these days ethanol safe? (I have already replaced the fuel lines)
I have lost one of the original fuel check valve so I will need that in the kit. I have noticed the original has almost a paper consistency compared to the very rigid aftermarket. I'm thinking that may have been my issue after the first attempt of the rebuild.
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