I guess I used a little more force then necessary and stripped the threads on the body of the carb for the diaphragm cover. Has anyone tried to fill up the hole and re tap? I thought about using JB weld but read alot of poor reviews on the products performance.:ummm: If all else fails..... let me know if you have a set of carbs for sale. Thanks
Carb body diaphragm housing stripped
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Dude, buy a helicoil kit!
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Helicoil or serts will work. I epoxied mine once and re-tapped and it held fine. You could use a longer screw and then a nut on the other side to tighten.
tugla
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dannymax might have some carb bodies for sale
The nut on the backside works just fine as Mark noted.
Sean
Sean
sdt354
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I've had allen head, cheap haardware store, screws that didn't want to tighten
all the way after a few removals, I thought it was the carb threads. But, new screws worked fine. Like has been mentioned, nuts on the other side would be what I'd do before getting a different carb. Good luck.
Steve
As mentioned, get a longer bolt of the same threads (to use what little grabbing force is left in the stripped threads) and lock washer & nut it.
dingy
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This is what was done by one of the more mechanically inclined Venture guys recently to replace the cylinder head hoses.
It should also work on a VMax.
The front hose that I used is from O'Reilly Auto Parts. It's a Gates part #19764.
I installed the sharp bend on the head and stretched it over to the Y-Housing. I cut off a little bit at a time until the hose reached and did not touch anything sharp.
The rear hose is also from O'Reilly's. It's a Gates part #28479.
I cut off about an inch before installing it at the rear head. This made the hose 'bend' work better. I routed it to the Y-Housing and cut off a little at a time until it fit.
It should also work on a VMax.
The front hose that I used is from O'Reilly Auto Parts. It's a Gates part #19764.
I installed the sharp bend on the head and stretched it over to the Y-Housing. I cut off a little bit at a time until the hose reached and did not touch anything sharp.
The rear hose is also from O'Reilly's. It's a Gates part #28479.
I cut off about an inch before installing it at the rear head. This made the hose 'bend' work better. I routed it to the Y-Housing and cut off a little at a time until it fit.
