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Topic: Fixing hole in Autolite?
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1746
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 09-27-2002 04:16 AM
   
Well, two months after winning my newly restored Autolite 4100 on e-bay it finally arrived. It's beautiful EXCEPT ... there's a tiny hole in the main body at the back, in the area of the secondary diaphragm. I guess the guy got a bit carried away with his dremel tool when he was polishing it 
Anyway, it's gotta be fixed and my welder friend isn't sure of the best material to use. He's pretty sure he knows what to do, but I thought I'd ask the experts. That's YOU GUYS 
Thanks again, you never let me down!
Simon
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 1214
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-27-2002 09:11 AM
If it's out of sight on the backside, but a small glob of JB Weld on it.
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1746
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 09-27-2002 09:17 AM
JB Weld? Is that a brand name? Maybe a kind of epoxy?
I don't care what it looks like, but I guess it has to be resistant to heat and gasoline, and has to stick to whatever horrible alloy these carbs are made of.
Found it ...
http://www.jbweld.co.uk/files/prodb.html
Epoxy steel. OK, gonna go hunting for some JP Weld.[This message has been edited by Fastback68 (edited 09-27-2002).]
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33988
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-29-2002 05:45 PM
GM had a campaign that lasted quite a while on the Quadrajets. The castings were too thin at the bottom of the float bowls and the repair kit just consisted of epoxy. We never had a come-back on them.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19751
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-29-2002 06:44 PM
A dab of JB Weld will do the job. It is a metalic consitancy epoxy when dry. 
Available at almost any decent auto parts store. Even in the Phillipines. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33988
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-29-2002 06:45 PM
Plus you can use JB Weld for dental repairs.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
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