Hi. I have a basic question. Disassembling the q-jet to put a Cliff's kit in. It's a 17059253 for Olds 403 in a 79 TA. I pulled the old fuel needle seat and washer, and looking at the hole in the carb body, it looks like there's a steel washer still around the top edge of the hole, as if someone left an old washer in when the last seat with washer was installed. But I'm not sure if it is another washer. I've tried using a pick to catch the inside edge to see if it will pry out, but I haven't been able to catch an edge yet. So, I looked inside another similar APT q-jet I have from a 76 GP, and pulled the needle seat and washer from it. It has the same ring around the hole that looks similar to a steel washer. In both carbs, the ring looks like darker metal than the carb body metal, like a steel seat washer does, which is what made me wonder if they had been double-washered in the past, and maybe the first one is stuck there. It makes a ledge at the top of the hole. I've looked as close as I can with a light and magnifying glass but I can't tell. So, my question is whether this is a steel washer or is it just a ledge cast into the top of the hole, and the way it's supposed to look like after pulling out the old seat and washer? I don't want to get more vigorous on it without knowing if it's a steel washer or just part of the hole. Here are a couple pics. It's the larger diameter ring at the top of the hole. Thanks!:
