shadango
Well-Known Member
My son has a Carter 2bbl on his slant six....
It was a NOS carb when we put it on and in like new shape. That was a good 6 years ago.
Seems that part of the casting where the aircleaner hold down "bail" is attached has broken, shown in the picture.
The loose piece was found, it did NOT go down into the carb or engine thank goodness.
The rest of the casting seems stable enough, and there is just enough tension to hold the air cleaner on with just the one side.
Short of replacing the carb --- anyone know if JB weld would work/be safe to fix this as a long term temporary fix?
I have used JB for stuff before an it works great in general...but my bigger concern is if it doesnt hold and breaks off and goes into the engine in pieces.....probably not as dangerous as metal bits would be but stilll....
Not sure how else to repair this pot metal or aluminum or whatever it is.
I used to have some stuff...little bottles of powder...that you put on and then add drops of superglue to...hardens like a rock ......same concern with that stuff.
Anyone run into this problem?
It was a NOS carb when we put it on and in like new shape. That was a good 6 years ago.
Seems that part of the casting where the aircleaner hold down "bail" is attached has broken, shown in the picture.
The loose piece was found, it did NOT go down into the carb or engine thank goodness.
The rest of the casting seems stable enough, and there is just enough tension to hold the air cleaner on with just the one side.
Short of replacing the carb --- anyone know if JB weld would work/be safe to fix this as a long term temporary fix?
I have used JB for stuff before an it works great in general...but my bigger concern is if it doesnt hold and breaks off and goes into the engine in pieces.....probably not as dangerous as metal bits would be but stilll....
Not sure how else to repair this pot metal or aluminum or whatever it is.
I used to have some stuff...little bottles of powder...that you put on and then add drops of superglue to...hardens like a rock ......same concern with that stuff.
Anyone run into this problem?