Weber 32 ADFA Fuel Inlet loose

[FiatEddie]

Hello everyone,

I just notice that my 1978 Fiat Spider has a fuel leak from the carb. I touched the inlet and realized it is loose. I removed the top part of the carb. Did anyone else had this issue? know where I can get the just the top of the carb? or is there another way to fix it? I was thinking about tapping the carb and insert a new fitting but I am not sure what size of fitting I will need or where I can get it.

I am a new Fiat owner with moderate mechanical skills, any help would be greatly appriciated.

Thank you

[rlux4]

Welcome aboard Eddie. Unfortunately, the first person to respond to your intro has a FI car, so I can't help you with your question, but there'll be someone along shortly who will have the answer.
Good luck,
Ron

[FiatEddie]

Thank you for your welcome. Glad to be with so many other Fiat fans.

[mbouse]

sorry that i dunn have an aswer to your question, but welcome to the site Eddie

[kilrwail]

Welcome to the forum Eddie. I have the same car but can't answer your question without removing the air cleaner to have a look. Maybe someone will know the answer faster than I could do that for you - I'm kinds tied up on income tax prep at the moment. I'll keep watching the thread.

[Ernie]

Eddie,

Those brass inlet tubes are a press fit. A loose one is a fire hazard.

I think you might be able to JB-Weld it in but I haven't tried it and someone else here might know if gas will mess with JB-Weld. I just know JB-Well is amazingly strong for metal to metal joining.

It's a good idea to leave a gap between the end of the hose and the body of the carb when clamping hoses. Snugging the hose up against the carb body encourages the tubes pulling out.

Ernie

[TulsaSpider]

On mine I simply tapped it back in to re-seat it. Worth a try!

[FiatEddie]

Guys,
Thank you for all the replies. I now have couple of things to try...

Thanks again

[davebdave]

Eddie,

Those brass inlet tubes are a press fit. A loose one is a fire hazard.

I think you might be able to JB-Weld it in but I haven't tried it and someone else here might know if gas will mess with JB-Weld. I just know JB-Well is amazingly strong for metal to metal joining.

It's a good idea to leave a gap between the end of the hose and the body of the carb when clamping hoses. Snugging the hose up against the carb body encourages the tubes pulling out.

Ernie

Boy do I wish I had seen this thread last week! However, as usual, I fixed it and then googled how to fix it. Anyway, I had the main inlet leaking on our 1971 but I happened to have a spare carb so I swapped the tops and I'm glad I did because the old carb had a worn out butterfly shaft. When I was tightening the fuel line clamp it pushed out the perfectly secure brass inlet just like you said in your post. Rats! So I used some Marine JB Weld which says it's fuel resistant. Before I JB Welded it I had the bright idea to start the engine to burn down the bowl before adding the epoxy. That fuel pump can really throw fuel, as in like an eight foot tall fountain. Which brings me to a safety tip. If the engine ever quits, throw the clutch, stop and investigate before attempting a restart just in case it's the fuel line.