Rebuild 60 carb

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Hondo352 said:
The rebuild of the carb is done and it made a world of difference. I still have some type of vacume leak to fix. Does anyone know if the manifold gasket is prone leaks? BTW this was the dirtiest carb I've seen :D
Thanks
John
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I bet I got to the point that I would refuse to work on it til he fixed the carb.

I know the gasket between the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold (under the carb) could be replaced. Id start there.
 
The cheap way to find your leak is to start the truck and let it come to idle. The with a can of starting fluid (ether) spray at the base of the carb or any other suspect area. If the idle comes up or runs faster, thats where your leak is.

Congrats on the quick clean and rebuild! I just put the other carb in a box with your name on it! No biggee though, there's always somebody that can use a 60 series smog carb.

BTW, I have a relatively unabused carb baseplate if that's where the leak is coming from.
 
The manifold gaskets are prone to leaking, and also unfortunately the intake manifold is prone to cracking as it sits right on top of the exhaust manifold. If the bi-metal coil assembly that redirects exhaust while the engine is cold happens to stick in the restricted position, it will essentially cook the intake manifold until it cracks. Check that area as well.
 
PhilC64 said:
The cheap way to find your leak is to start the truck and let it come to idle. The with a can of starting fluid (ether) spray at the base of the carb or any other suspect area. If the idle comes up or runs faster, thats where your leak is.
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Use carb cleaner so you don't blow up.



You can also use an unlit propane torch.
 
If you've never done it before, allow yourself a full Saturday as the task of putting all the vac lines back on is very time consuming, but not difficult. Make sure you have a good diagram (a printed copy of the one on the passenger inner fender is a good one) or the FSM Emissions manual. Also take a picture of how the carb linkages are before you pull them off. They can be easily installed incorrectly. Shouldn't be too difficult of a job. If you have any weekdays off, I'd be more than happy to help you up in my garage in the North suburbs.
 
yes it has been de-smoged. And that has all been torn apart recently so it should come apart no problem. Should only take you an afternoon with basic tools.
 
nope.
 
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