The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - View Single Post - 1969 C20, CST. 396, 21,000 mile documented Survivor

Dmoore · 07-10-2022, 10:17 PM

Well that's a welcome thought! Thank you. So tonight I started the truck and backed it outside my shop to move some stuff around. Pulled it back in, shut it off. After a short while I started smelling vaporized gas. Popped the hood and gas is dripping from the large fuel inlet nut where it screws into the carb body. Went to tighten it with a 1" wrench and it won't. Some gorilla apparently over tightened it at some point. Is there a repair for this without replacing the entire carb? I have seen it several times with these Q-Jets. Always something!

07-10-2022, 10:17 PM	#418
Dmoore Registered User Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Exmore, Virginia Posts: 293	Re: 1969 C20, CST. 396, 21,000 mile documented Survivor Well that's a welcome thought! Thank you. So tonight I started the truck and backed it outside my shop to move some stuff around. Pulled it back in, shut it off. After a short while I started smelling vaporized gas. Popped the hood and gas is dripping from the large fuel inlet nut where it screws into the carb body. Went to tighten it with a 1" wrench and it won't. Some gorilla apparently over tightened it at some point. Is there a repair for this without replacing the entire carb? I have seen it several times with these Q-Jets. Always something!