hydrodude69
06-25-2010, 11:45 PM
I am getting my son a small run about with a 1984 Merc 50 classic
The motor has sat about 15 months ...the comp is 120 on all 4 its a good motor but the carbs were not drained
It would not run unless u kept the choke in
Anyway I took the carbs off and apart and cleaned real good and saoked overnite
Put them back on and it runs good on the hose etc
But the top carb was leaking (drip) around the bottom bolt that is in center of the float bowl...so I tightened it and it STRIPED not the bolt but the threads in the carb
Can this be fixed in any way??
How bout just JB Welding the float bowl on? As long as it has no leaks why cant I do that...it wont look good but so what
The motor has sat about 15 months ...the comp is 120 on all 4 its a good motor but the carbs were not drained
It would not run unless u kept the choke in
Anyway I took the carbs off and apart and cleaned real good and saoked overnite
Put them back on and it runs good on the hose etc
But the top carb was leaking (drip) around the bottom bolt that is in center of the float bowl...so I tightened it and it STRIPED not the bolt but the threads in the carb
Can this be fixed in any way??
How bout just JB Welding the float bowl on? As long as it has no leaks why cant I do that...it wont look good but so what