That's the fix Brad. Any type of epoxy will work well. Q's are good carbs
but are notorious leakers. The early ones anyway.
Rich
"66 Malibu
ACES # 5066
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Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: [Chevelle-List] Q-Jet hard to start (was "Carbs")
> Older ('60s and early '70s) Q-Jets sometimes have leaky fuel well plugs;
the
> fix is to scuff up the plugs and coat them with epoxy. I've used JB Weld
with
> good results so far.
>
> Some rebuild kits come with a piece of foam that's designed to stop the
leaking
> but I've heard that over time it can harden and distort the throttle body
> casting.
>
> Brad O.
>
> > The Q-jet will work good when set up right. One thing I notice is that
my
> > Q-jet car is hard to start if it sits for a week without running. If it
sits one
> > day it starts fine. I put in a fuel filter with check valve but that
didn't
> > help. I tried a few different choke settings but that didn't help
either. I read
> > that there could be a problem with fuel draining out but I have not
disassembled
> > the carb to check that. The car runs fine beside the problem of too long
>
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