Found out the hard way that gaskets in a running carb will still shrink if stored for a few years, even if carb is put away wet and sealed in plastic.



Question: I can easily change the obviously leaking top-cover and seat-cover gaskets (towering inferno), but what about the rest? I notice my low-millage fuel pump sometimes has trouble keeping up (fuel-bowl level dropping). Could be pump lost prime when fuel line was disconnected, and air was temporarily trapped (?), or I have serious gasket leaks inside the carb? Should I just bite the bullet and do total rebuild? Will the only penalty be low gas mileage otherwise?

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA