Loose mixture screw

[clumsum]

One of my idle mixture screws is loose in the threads on my quadrajet (will wiggle around a lot) and was concerned it may be causing a vacuum leak. Was thinking of using some teflon tape to get it to fit tighter, or is there some other way to fix it? Any thoughts?

[Cliff Ruggles]

Probably wouldn't hurt anything to tighten it up a tad with some Teflon tape.  One of the few places associated with a fuel system that you can use that stuff.....Cliff

[clumsum]

Thanks Cliff!

[Ethan1]

Probably wouldn't hurt anything to tighten it up a tad with some Teflon tape.  One of the few places associated with a fuel system that you can use that stuff.....Cliff

 That's a neat idea, Cliff.

[makomark]

i've found that the tape will shred when doing any type of adjusting....I'd suggest PST as it will seal up better, not shred, and provide plenty of time for adjustment.