I strongly think that Lucille's carburetor is not mounted properly on the intake manifold. It looks like someone along the way stacked a whole bunch of different sized gaskets to get the right mounting height for the carb. Shouldn't there be a metal mounting block and two gaskets between the carb and intake?

Here's two photos.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2501271780102405758ptnRrU
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2347775500102405758PtHQoX

"Lucille" ..... Proud Member of the "Southern Stovebolts"

David Wolff
1946 Chevy 1/2-ton
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