I love how that engine looks. So clean.
Thanks man! I really appreciate the comment, but uh, are you feeling ok?
I mean after all, it’s a SBC and not a SBB...
Just kidding buddy. Thanks for the compliment.
Donovan, I would get a short fine thread screw in a common tap size, about the right size to fill the plug properly. Usually the later Qjet's are better but let's face it, your carb is 40 years old. I too like how your motor looks, despite it being a Chevy
I’m already on it. I managed to find an 1/8” and a 1/4” NPT hex head plug at work today, and I have the taps for both sizes already. I have to remove the JB Weld that’s on there now to determine the appropriate size, but I’ll be installing one or the other as per your earlier suggestion.
You’re absolutely right, if it is indeed the original carb, it’s pushing 40 years old. That being said, it still works remarkably well, and even more so now that it’s been rebuilt. I’m not looking for miracles out of it, just continued good performance and reliability out of it for several more years.
Thanks as well for the compliment, believe it or not it’s my first Chevy build. I speak, eat, breathe and bleed Oldsmobile, it’s what I’m the most used to. The 455 in The Juggernaut should be proof enough of that!