Leaking Holley carb - Help
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Topic: Leaking Holley carb - Help
Posted By: brittcrowell
Subject: Leaking Holley carb - Help
Date Posted: July-16-2012 at 7:55pm
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Just rebuilt my Holley carb on my '93 ski. After about 6-8 of turning it over and getting the carb primed it ran just fine. Then I noticed the leak. Its coming form the metal plugs on the front a rear bowls, 3 of the 4 are leaking/seeping when the boat is running. What is the right way to fix this besides buying new bowls. I had a friend with a shop dip the carb, so maybe that messed things up by removing some kind of glue or sealant? HELP! Please. Thanks, Britt    ------------- '93 Ski Nautique (needs new interior) |
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Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 12:02pm
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let it sit with the bowls full of fuel and try it again...it may stop leaking (i think the plugs or sealant swell a bit)...mine did. f not, some jb weld may work...new bowls will definitely work. seems i've seen this problem posted (including me) about 5 times this year... ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: Patman79
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 12:05pm
Mine were covered in JB Weld when I got the boat. I wondered what that was all about and now I have a pretty good idea! I just bought a "new" rebuilt carb last week and it gets here tomorrow!  ------------- Patrick |
Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 12:40pm
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FYI, Kris (Big Pappa) had the same issue with his '85 and it stopped leaking after sitting a bit with fuel in the bowls... ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 1:36pm
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I had the same issue as well. I performed a JB Weld fix and it hasn't leaked since. I didn't wait to see if it would fix itself as I was leaving on a boating trip and didn't want to take the gamble. ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: brittcrowell
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 3:56pm
What did it take to get the plugs out? ------------- '93 Ski Nautique (needs new interior) |
C-Bass wrote:Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 3:59pm
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No need to remove anything. A dab of jb weld at the seam will seal it up. This seems to be a common problem. Ive had to do on several different boats. Havent had one start leaking afterwards yet. ------------- |
Posted By: brittcrowell
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 5:06pm
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Well I just confirmed it sealed itself up over night with gas sitting in it. Thanks for all the support guys. Britt ------------- '93 Ski Nautique (needs new interior) |
Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 5:17pm
nice!!  ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: July-17-2012 at 8:35pm
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been there, done that! ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |