Soo after my fiasco Last week, I finally got the engine running whew, just a fuse, but getting the idle tuned and i can't ignore a vaccum leak from the carb, i swear I tried. So as i continue i would like every1 to know, that this is the first time That i have ever put a tool to a carburator... so i said, yep that carb needs to get regasketed or whatever u call it. I have a bag full of gaskets, a blow up diagram, instructions on how to adjust the stuff afterwards, a very understanding wife, and an extra car in case i can't get the truck running again

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So first step is take off the carb right?
that was easy
Lots of Head scratching and grunting later i put a screw driver to it
The Phillips screw above was loose, real loose could that be the leak? All this crap was in there
So dirty, in and out
Stuff and stuff Ignorance is bliss, I bet there is sooo much crap i could do wrong in here
Float, I adjusted it later by bending the tabs
two different needles, right one came with the kit.
another view
All kinds of stuff i've never seen before, oh boy, wife thinks i'm nuts btw
Your Carb ASPLODE!!!! All Your Base are belong to US!!!!
A lot cleaner Now
So clean
Need a home Chroming Machine Thingy
Choke Right, so is it electric or is that a sensor cuz it has a vacuum actuator attached to it
I think I put everything Back on right Btw What kinda Carb is that, Are'nt i s'poseda have a costing richer solenoid along with other smog parts??
Sweeeet Car starts, need to adjust idle But Wait!!! An exhaust leak tooooo!! It's the Air manifold, Off with it!!
Is this supposed to be a head bolt(like hex key type) or just the napa special on there, could this be why i have 27 years of oil changes on my steering linkage??
Sooo Valves need adjusting, no vanos, no vtec, no hydralic lifters, wierd
Bling!!! Standby for yellow valve cover. Why??

Cuz the spark plug wires broke and the car isn't going to run on good cables for another 4 days. lol, Maybe I should cut my own cables, but i don't like getting to in deep over simple stuff like changing my tailights or fuses.
My father-in-law has a name for my type of people
Make work Artist, oh btw the Carb sounded like a jet engine after i started it before i noticed the exhaust leak, sweet.. it runs, lets see if i can adjust the idle. Tune in next week for my next episode of, "What The Hell Am I Doing?

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