I have a brand new carb with 15 miles on it. I orignal kinked the dman fuel line when changing the carb out on my 84 firebird , 2.8. after i replaced that with a rubber hose that was leaking so i tryed a section of the gas line and bent it myself no probs there, just when the fuel inlet when into the carb it striped it. what the hell do i do now . i have a brand new carb with striped threads on it, its pretty bad its being held together by tyflon tape and a few o-rings just to reduce the leak. however it still drips from the base of the carb were it meets the fuel inlet. please if any one has a soulution as crazy as it is im all ears. IM so pissed right now im about to sell the car, its been nothing but bad luck for me with simple things going wrong.
thanks agian jarred

 

Well..man the only thing i can tell you is that you are going to have to possibly take it to a machine shop or drill and tap it your self and get bigger hose line screw..thats all i can think of..hope i helped!

 

If I understand correctly: the fuel line fitting that screws into the carb is stripped? If so I'd be tempted to epoxy it in. If there is a fuel filter behind it (a small porus broze or small paper element) remove that first and use an external inline filter.

Then get out the 5-minute epoxy.

RBob.

 

i think i can help u out on this i had the same proble when i went for a rebuild, if its what i think it is. first are u talkin about the big bolt that goes in the carb that the fuil line crews into, or u talkin about the fuil line screw itself?what one did u strip?

 

unfortunatly its the big screw for the fuel filter that goes into the carb itself that has striped. If it was the fuel line i would have just cut and replaced a section of it and gotten a new fuel inlet but unfortunatly i dont think it will be that easy.

 

Damn dude, it's fuel, not Fuil!

 

Maybe they have a different way of spelling it in Canada? Sort of like how Americans spell 'gray' and the English lean more towards 'grey'.

 

RBob has the correct solution
I also suggest removing the fuel line at same time.
Set up & then epoxy it.
That way, when reattach to the engine, it's all lines up, no extra tension.
This is extremely dangerous w/fuel on engine. Park car & start the solution so the car can be enjoyed again.
I know that fuel line inlet set up personally.
I tried working on it, once.
I farmed it out after that.
Mine on the Blazer has been touched three times, total in my ownership since 1989.
Hey, you still have a great new rebuilt carb after this patch, not a bad trade.
Remove the teflon tape so the lines/jets do not get clogged

 

Take it to a machine shop and have them Heli-Coil it