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Loose mixture screw

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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:

--- Quote from: Cliff Ruggles on November 12, 2013, 03:38:27 AM ---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

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 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.

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