If you are going to rebuild it, wait until you take it out of storage. The gaskets dry up and shrink eventually.

Just drain it completely and wash it with rubbing alcohol to drive off the water and leftover solvents. Keep it dry and cool and it will be fine.

I drain my motorcycle carbs whenever I store it for more than a week and the gaskets are still the 1974 originals.


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