Fix Holley float needle threads?

[maxwedge]

I have a Holley carb that has the float needle adjustment threads stripped out of the bowl so it leaks fuel like crazy. Does anybody have a solution for this besides replacing the bowl? I was thinking I could JB weld and tap as a last resort, but maybe theres a better easier way?

[058]

I have a Holley carb that has the float needle adjustment threads stripped out of the bowl so it leaks fuel like crazy. Does anybody have a solution for this besides replacing the bowl? I was thinking I could JB weld and tap as a last resort, but maybe theres a better easier way?
JB weld and re-tap? 1st, I doubt the JB weld would hold and 2nd, I doubt you have the correct tap to re-thread the bowl as it is a 3/8" x 32. I have used brass inserts to repair stripped bowls but it needs to be drilled and tapped oversize on a Bridgeport mill to insure it is inline with the lower bore of the bowl and it is perfectly straight. If not it will leak. Time to buy a new bowl.

[vee-driven]

blow the dust off your wallet and get a new bowl and stop fukn around.

[maxwedge]

The only problem with just running out and buying a new bowl is that it's a 44 year old carb and I'm having a little trouble finding a replacement bowl for it at the local parts store.:D
JB weld and re-tap? 1st, I doubt the JB weld would hold and 2nd, I doubt you have the correct tap to re-thread the bowl as it is a 3/8" x 32...
Well that explains why the 3/8X24 tap wasn't really doing a bang up job. Oops

[Bobbo541]

Call John at John's fuel and carburation 510-786-2505 he might have what you need.

[vee-driven]

what size and style is it? all bowls should be the same unless it is a center squirter wich has shorter bowls. last resort call holley.

[058]

what size and style is it? all bowls should be the same unless it is a center squirter wich has shorter bowls. last resort call holley.
For a replacement bowl Holley would be my 1st resort, not my last. :D Call Holley and give them the list number, they should be able to fix you up.

[maxwedge]

Honestly now that I look at it, it looks the same as all the other holley bowls I've ever seen exept for the little vent flapper deal on the top. Nobody I talked to earlier could match up the part# though ( LIST 3075-6) . The guy at Summitt I talked to, swore a newer bowl wouldn't work, but he couldn't specifically tell me what the difference was. Take a look and see what you guys think. I have no idea what the CFM is. Came off a 1963 AMC/Nash 287 V8.
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[YeLLowBoaT]

whats the list number on the carb?( choke horn)

[maxwedge]

whats the list number on the carb?( choke horn)
3075-6

[YeLLowBoaT]

Can't find that in my holley book, even the one from 73 does list that... I t does show pics of that bowl. give me a few all scan in some exploded veiws and stuff.

[maxwedge]

I couldn't find it in my Holley book either but it's a '93 edition.

[YeLLowBoaT]

here is a scan of the old school ( side hung) 4150/4160 expanded view. sorry if its a little big
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n104/The_AnkLe_BiTeR/img001.jpg
linkage just in case you want to zoom in and shit here (http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n104/The_AnkLe_BiTeR/?action=view&current=img001.jpg)

[maxwedge]

Pretty much looks the same. I think I'm going to walk through the local slavage yards to see if I can do a side by side comparison.

[bajarunner]

What about just replacing the carb? The throttle shaft in that 40+ year old carb must be worn out too.

[Squeezing Spectra]

Whatchu need i got with flapper and with no flapper ? :D

[058]

The Holley book says List #3075 is a 2 bbl for a Rambler [for you young'uns thats AMC:D ] 1960 thru 64 250-287-327 V8 engines. Your bowl is nothing special and should be easily replaced. You may have to modify the bowl vent as the origional bowl shows the old style vent valve with the neoprene valve and your pics shows a later style vent.

[maxwedge]

Sounds like you guys are right on the money. I called the Holley tech line and the guy there seemed to know his stuff. He said pretty much any bowl that style would work except for the flapper deal, which he also informed me was mainly an attempt to keep the fuel from percolating in the bowl on hot engines, and I guess it never really worked all that well. The bowl is still vented into the air horn just like normal, so it really dosn't matter if I eliminate it.
So, now that we got that all figured out, I guess I just need a dirty old bare bowl, as long as the threads are good I'll just throw all my parts on it and go. I'm just trying to get this thing running well enough to take to a cruise night or two before the end of summer. Winter time is when the true hot rodding will begin.:D
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[Squeezing Spectra]

Maxwedge check your pm :D