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Re: JB Weld or similar question

To: Matthew Trebelhorn <matttrebelhorn@netscape.net>
Subject: Re: JB Weld or similar question
From: David Tulchinsky <tulch@ccsalpha3.nrl.navy.mil>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:25:26 -0400
>Not an MG-specific question, but one not far removed:
>
>I am in the process of trying to resurrect a worn-out series 3 Sunbeam Alpine.
>  The first problem was the fuel system -- 12-year-old gasoline doesn't burn
>(or for that matter, move) very well.  So, clean the tanks, pipes, pump,
>rebuild the carbs. 
>
>Fire it up. 
>
>"Fire" is very nearly the right word, because while it runs, the fuel inlet on
>one of the carbs drips, right over the exhaust manifold.  The DPO (who happens
>to be my girlfriend's father; I'm fixing it up for her because it was the car
>she drove in high school) liked to tighten things.  Unfortunately, he damaged
>the threads in the carburetor body.  It holds, but not tight enough to prevent
>leaks.
>
>Would something like JB Weld help seal this?  Is it gas-proof?  Or are there
>any other suggestions?
>
>Any thoughts appreciated,
>Matt
>
>____________________________________________________________________

Matt,

I think you are probably better off with something like a gas tank
leak repair putty.  They work just fine.  I needed to use this on the
thread on a fuel line.  It held up for many years, before the car
was junked.

-Dave

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