Carburetor leaking fuel!!!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by SBSerpent

Also, referring to my original photo, the union between the red anodized fuel line fitting that screws into the bowl and the blue coupling are a compression style union, correct? As such, there is no gasket at this union, correct? Just want to confirm.

There is indeed a gasket between the fuel bowl and the inlet fitting. It should be in your kit.

[patrickt]

There may also be a spring and a Moraine brass filter in there as well. If they are, note the direction that it all goes in (or Google it), so that you put them back in correctly after cleaning them. I know they're in mine, so they might be in yours as well.

[patrickt]

This is what they look like. And they're actually a little trickier to get seated properly than you might think. Some Holley's have a teeny weeny little lip over on the inside of where the gasket seats and if you don't get down there and look the gasket sits on top of it funny and you get a drip.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/h...SABEgKVnPD_BwE

[SBSerpent]

Originally Posted by patrickt

This is what they look like. And they're actually a little trickier to get seated properly than you might think. Some Holley's have a teeny weeny little lip over on the inside of where the gasket seats and if you don't get down there and look the gasket sits on top of it funny and you get a drip.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/h...SABEgKVnPD_BwE

No brass filter and no lip on the fuel bowl inlet. Any specific torque on the 4 fuel bowl bolts? Or, is it a 'common sense & feel' torque value? I assume after a couple of engine cycles I will need to re-check the tightness on the bolts?

[patrickt]

Don't muscle it, just crank it down firm, and a little more, but nothing spectacular. Remember, it's just holding in 6 psi of pressure. On the other hand, you don't want it dripping.