I bought a rebuilt carburetor from Classic Parts of America and had a question on a hole that was not in my original carburetor.

It is shown in this image:
http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/1...20of%20America/Carb_zps14mskaz7.jpg.html

Is this hole in any of the carburetors from the factory? Any idea why it would have been added?

Will the carburetor function with this hole? I don't like the idea of having that big of a hole open to the fuel bowl.

Should I return this gem and try somewhere else? Fittings are damaged where someone removed or installed with a pair of pliers instead of a wrench, it looks like they use double gaskets to compensate for the warped bowl instead of properly heading it in a fixture to bend it back, screws are excessively long, spray paint finish is not great with rust showing through on the linkage.

Last edited by 1866yellowboy; 05/14/2017 7:26 PM.