<VV> Carb problem - any ideas?

[shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca]

Look to see if someone drilled a hole for the air cleaner's j-hook in an earlier carb. The tell-tale will be the two holes for the bale clip that the earlier individual air cleaners used. The earlier carb tops were hollow in that area...
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------ Original message------From: Kinzelman, Andy via VirtualVairs Date: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 7:06 PMTo: virtualvairs at corvair.org;Cc: Subject: Carb problem - any ideas?
Guys,Helping out an older gentleman with a 64 Monza vert - tweaking the carbs.  When I blocked off the driver's side carb a very noticeable vacuum leak occurs.  I couldn't isolate it's location; so took off the carb to check it out.  The base gaskets and insulator looked OK.There appeared to be remnants of an old gasket between the top & bottom of the carb, so I disassembled, cleaned the gasket surfaces, and inspected the parts.  The top of the carb seemed straight; so I reassembled with a new gasket and re-installed it.There was no obvious change to the leak.The vacuum balance tube hose looks OK.The carb shaft doesn't seem worn.I called a friend of mine; he said he'd seen the plug opposite the vacuum balance port fall out.The next time I go out I plan to bring a stethoscope (or hose) to try to locate the problem.  I'll also bring a spare carb.Anybody have any other ideas to check?Thanks,Andy K.Wisconsin _______________________________________________This message was sent by the Virt
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