Re: Frustrating morning

[drifter]

Thanks guys. I’m confused a bit. First, the area of the carb I’m referring to is the casting that accepts the threaded highspeed nozzle (p/n 303478). A "float chamber to carburetor boss gasket" (p/n 302984) slips over the nozzle. This gasket mates with the upper and lower halves of the carb. It’s the upper half mating surface that was filed and had a slope (from filing it crooked). This slope would apparently not allow the gasket to seal the upper and lower carb halves and I assumed that was causing my leaking after the float moved the needle closed. Second, you mentioned a "vent being blocked". Can you point me to the location of the vent? I went out and carefully looked over the "defective" upper casting and I’ll be jiggered if I can find any drilled or cast holes blocked. I know I’m missing or overlooking something but I don’t know where to look. Thank you all for helping me with this. I’ve been in this hobby for over 25 years and I learn something new almost every day.