Holly Carb Leaking Gas

I just had my 4160 rebuilt. My press in welds were leaking too. ( both primary and secondary )My buddy owns a automotive machine shop and ordered the bowls from Holley. He said they were the only place around that had them on the shelf. It took them almost two weeks to get them here. He went ahead and put a renew kit. Holley was the cheapest on the bowls but he does have a account there. ( 8122pbrainard the bowls were M-A-R-I-N-E ). All n all Monday we took my excel out and it run like a rock star. To me there was no sense in replacing the carb. Basically everything on them is replaceable.I didnt any problems before with the carb. As long as u have someone knowledgeable and trustworthy building it what more can u ask for.

Why rebuild it now and replace it this winter?[/QUOTE]

Im re-building the engine and replacing a few new parts including the carb. The reason I mentioned the carb is because I posted a bad post because of safety.   I had the same prob this spring with my carb and I fixed it with no prob and it works awsome! But the way I fixed it is a safety issue. It will hold and work just fine until I replace everything. LONG STORY

81nautique wrote: TimSpangler wrote: GottaSki wrote: gosh, if thats all it is from skidim, might as well get the fresh primary metering block from them too, then be guaranteed success. well, and a 5.5 or 6.5 PV! Just checked the invoice last night, it was actually $72.81 for all new bowl screws, the rebuild kit, and the base gasket. Shipped. I thought that was a great price. I don't see it that cut and dry. A new primary bowl from skidim is $79, plus the rear bowl , plus the rebuild kit plus the time to do it and when your done you still have a 27 year old carb with fresh gaskets. FWIW, I just think in this case I would spend the money and go new.

I suppose if you have the money to spend, then sure just buy new, sell the old for a few bucks and call it done, however, a 27 year old carb with 1300 hrs will be a bit different than a 27 year old carb with 600 hrs. I suppose it comes down to the condition of the carb.

GottaSki wrote: gosh, if thats all it is from skidim, might as well get the fresh primary metering block from them too, then be guaranteed success. well, and a 5.5 or 6.5 PV!

Just checked the invoice last night, it was actually $72.81 for all new bowl screws, the rebuild kit, and the base gasket. Shipped. I thought that was a great price.

LOL!! Im not very computer savy, but I know just enough to get around and post pics on the internet. I may need to take a FREE computer class that the Army offers. But as an Infantryman we spend all our time training in the woods. We are the "backbone" of the Army. I really want to show my boat off and show you guys how awsome it looks. This winter im pulling the PCM 350 and re-building also with a new Carb!!! ; )   So when you open the engine cover it looks like it came from the factory back in '84,, everything brand spankin new. So in the near future I will be posting pics on the re-build and im sure I will have questions! Sorry for the non-safe advice

Thanks for then explanation about the delete option but you forgot to tell him about the "quote" option.


I think I've figured it out, not sure!   Im still trying to figure out my Diaries ID # so that I can post a pic of my boat next to my post

Keeganino wrote: 84SN2001 wrote:    How do I delete this, Safety is # one Go to the post and on the top right of the input box there is an icon that looks like this- Post Options. Click on that and you get a drop down menu. Select Delete Post.

Keegan,
Thanks for then explanation about the delete option but you forgot to tell him about the "quote" option.

Brian, no harm done but we all want to keep on the safe side here and not make recommendation that aren't.

Please, no half azzed repair recommendations where safety is concerned. You may want to go back and delete your posts. I'd hate to see someone using the epoxy without reading this thread completely and then have a problem.[/QUOTE]    How do I delete this, Safety is # one

And 8 bowl screws, its going to have the springy ones.

Summit Racing sells marine carbs. And at a good price from what I've gathered.

Thanks a lot guys for the solid advice, I really appreciate it.

Thanks a lot guys for the advice. I was hoping once everything got lubed again after sitting that it may swell and stop leaking, but it sounds like a new one is the way to go. Any recommendations on where to order it from and do I go with the same size or upgrade? Thanks again, I love this sight and all of the knowledge you guys share with us rookies. Thanks

BuffaloBFN wrote: At 27 it might be time to trade it in. Epoxy on such an important and potentially dangerous part would keep me up nights.

I absolutely agree. Those plups lead directly in to pressurized ports for the fuel. If one lets loose, you'll have raw gas all over and a rather large potential for a big BOOM!!

Brian,
Please, no half azzed repair recommendations where safety is concerned. You may want to go back and delete your posts. I'd hate to see someone using the epoxy without reading this thread completely and then have a problem.

I think we need a picture!