I acquired this this carburetor along with a 71 w30 parts-car over 15 years ago. I recently dug it up out of pile of left-over parts. It appears that someone took a hacksaw and cut off a portion of the inlet, probably trying to remove the fuel filter housing.

I plan to find another filter housing and see if it will even thread in properly. At the same time, I am also interested in hearing other opinions (Positive or Negative) regarding this inlet and if anyone seen something like this before. Thanks





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Well, there are still some threads so I guess it's possible to use one of the self tapping inlet adapters or even Helicoil it for a better thread setup.

 

As indicated, it probably could be salvaged, possibly with a bit of added work. If that area is pitted/corroded there may be other areas that also need to be considered on the carburetor. Pay close attention to the closing of the plates in the throttle body and anywhere there is a ball check that must seal properly for correct operation.

 

How does the inside of the carb look?

 

Is that a 71 or earlier? Hard to tell if the gasket seat is in the inlet or not.

If it is 71 or earlier, it needs that outer surface to be flat and clear for the gasket to seal against the face.

Threads can be heli coiled, so they aren't an issue.

Unless it is a super rare casting, I would say it is time to replace. If it is rare, then it may be possible, depending on what the rest of it looks like.

 

Thanks to everyone's input. This is very helpful. This is a 1971 442 carb 7041257.
QuadraJetPower, I may bring it by next time I am in the area.

 

Ok. We can try to save it.

 

one of mine did that and the fuel kept eroding the metal which ended up in the float needle. Not good. If that is fixable it would be nice to know cause my rebuilder said he could bast it but the fuel would just continue to deteriorate it. Update us if you succeed. I threw mine out 🙁

 

That p/n is worth trying to save.

 

Ali, I have a few 7041257's if you need a good one.