<VV> carburetor plugs

[shortle]

I once had to also seal one of these holes.I used a ball of lead I had cut off an old battery post. As I recall it worked fine.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado


-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Forman <larry at forman.net>
>Sent: Apr 12, 2011 8:05 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> carburetor plugs
>
>I would try Grant Young.  He is on VV.   Another alternative would be to 
>tap the bowl and seal it with a screw.   Super simple.   For sealing you 
>could either use a small piece of gasket material or Loctite.   I 
>suppose the Loctite PST, pipe sealant with Teflon, which is a thick 
>white teflon based thread sealer, would work well also.   Much better 
>than Teflon tape, which I would stay away from.
>
>Larry Forman
>
>On 4/12/2011 6:16 AM, Michael Kovacs wrote:
>>    I had to drill out a main jet in a carburetor. In order to be sure no debris
>> was in the passage, I had to also drill out the aluminum plug to blow out any
>> chips. Now I need to replace the plug. Apparently I cannot locate a plug to do
>> the job. Does anybody had access to the aluminum plugs?
>>
>>   MIKE KOVACS
>>
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