Leak at fuel line and carburetor

I’m just thankful to everyone here to help guide us through solving our problems! Thank you all!!!!

On the subject of employees... we have a small business and it is exponentially more difficult to find employees...far fewer want to work, and of those, getting them to do anything productive is even more difficult... it is to the point where we are just going to close one day out of the blue. If people won’t work for $25 an hour plus tips. I can’t do anything... it would be funny (ironic) if people are sitting at home with “free” money, but can’t spend it because businesses are not open because no one works anymore!

Anyhow I digress... again thank you to everyone on this forum... you have guided many of us with solutions to many problems we encounter...Thank you and I hope someday I can give advice to help others achieve the same results I have!

True... but a dead battery isn’t one!   I remember push starting so many cars in my youth to get them started! I would prop start airplanes (I have retired from that endeavor!) so I could get my students lesson in and not have to wait for a jump or a new battery or lose my hourly $!

She mentioned that name, but couldn’t find a cross reference. Puzzling!

1984 sounds a bit early to not have any carburetors. If that is true... I am really old! The great thing about a carburetor is that if there is a electrical problem and the engine is running it will keep running. All the technology is great until a circuit board failure or a power surge where it is rendered useless. I’ll take my carburetor!

Most times it depends on who is behind the counter helping you.  Some are great and some are not that great! 

All done thank you! Yes it’s $13, bought a spare and both types of gaskets...now for this wrench....What type of specific wrench is used for that fitting? It’s tight up there. But like I said the 5/8 works open end works good on the flare nut.

Otto Throttle wrote: Can someone give me a good reference number for the holly bowl to line fitting.. the discount inboard marine number I have for the bowl to line fitting is R024025, is that the correct part? Some previous owner has been a little hard on that fitting and I would like to bring it back up to spec!

Believe it or not, Napa was having a hard time finding them with those numbers, but advanced auto parts was able to get them tomorrow morning. I am interested in your opinion is it going with the nylon or the steel. Also what is the particular type of wrench that I need? I was able to get a 5/8 wrench on the lower bolt. It is my understanding that you work your way up from the bottom to disassemble, and then from the top down assemble, correct? How much pressure you put on the top nut that goes into the carburetor? I know too much is bad and not enough is bad....

Including the flared fuel line, Should I just cleaned it off with solvent and make sure there’s no burrs or contaminates?

Gary S wrote: I never seem to have any luck with the metal ones they always seem to start leaking after awhile. I use these instead they seem to "give" a bit and can be snugged up at any time  - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hly-26-102?seid=srese1&gclid=CjwKCAjwy42FBhB2EiwAJY0yQuKY_XVYkE9xQ4kCajuRvM7dFR_mJtLL_393Bmx-TI3T5qh_4iN5qhoCGI0QAvD_BwE

Thanks Keno!!! Your a bacon saver!

Did you click on the link and look at the picture and read the link?, everything you need is in there.

Otto

Ok... fired it up today ran great...BUT... I have a fuel leak at the carb... very slow drip right at the fitting and they both are tight.... Any help? I have never had to take this apart so I am looking for some answers... is there a putty or Teflon tape on the threads? Thanks!
Can’t find a way to post a pic?!