Re: [AMC-List] & Choke heat tube

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All good info for the hot air choke. If you need a little bit if sealant to stop that slight leak till warm try JB Weld, A slight dab of high temp silicone will work too. Just enough to seal the outside edge as rust will form and seal it in a while anyway. 
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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> John Elle has a better memory than he thinks! I've had problems in the
> past with the choke tube rusting/breaking/leaking INSIDE the exhaust
> manifold. I drilled the old tube out and carefully inserted a piece of
> steel brake line in. It might leak a slight amount, when cold, but
> everything expands as the engine warms if the tube is a snug (but not so
> tight it won't go in) fit. The same steel can be used all the way up to
> the carb, but copper will work as good. If you're getting carbon inside
> the choke housing the tube has a leak inside the manifold. Should be
> nothing but air in there! 
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