Carburetor Question - Is this a good call?
Hey all - Update.
I ended up replacing the plate considering @dukeboy_318 stated he went through the same thing and it would pool gasoline in those holes (and finding the bolt was a pain and this just solved it quick and cheaply).
You'll see in the pic above that the kit comes with the bolts @65Val was discussing above. After replacing the plate with a new plate the carb STILL didn't work - it would start and surge and die. I thought after some tinkering for an hour that maybe the plate itself isn't perfectly flat.. it wasn't. I put two gaskets down between the intake manifold and the plate and one between plate and carb.. and it worked! Car started and moved under its own power. I am for sure having some adjustment issues for sure.. but I didn't mind.. finally functioned.
What i'm noticing now (from my garbage research) is possibly an accelerator pump issue.. While cruising down the street all is well.. then when its time to mash on it a bit it acts like i've let go of the gas peddle, wait 1.5 seconds, and then floor it.. Its an adjustment i'm sure on that spring against the accelerator pump but... yeah.. no clue (yet).
Hey all - Update.
I ended up replacing the plate considering @dukeboy_318 stated he went through the same thing and it would pool gasoline in those holes (and finding the bolt was a pain and this just solved it quick and cheaply).
You'll see in the pic above that the kit comes with the bolts @65Val was discussing above. After replacing the plate with a new plate the carb STILL didn't work - it would start and surge and die. I thought after some tinkering for an hour that maybe the plate itself isn't perfectly flat.. it wasn't. I put two gaskets down between the intake manifold and the plate and one between plate and carb.. and it worked! Car started and moved under its own power. I am for sure having some adjustment issues for sure.. but I didn't mind.. finally functioned.
What i'm noticing now (from my garbage research) is possibly an accelerator pump issue.. While cruising down the street all is well.. then when its time to mash on it a bit it acts like i've let go of the gas peddle, wait 1.5 seconds, and then floor it.. Its an adjustment i'm sure on that spring against the accelerator pump but... yeah.. no clue (yet).