It's a little late to not tear through the carb
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The gaskets did not come off in single pieces, but crumbled . . .
(all little pictures here link to full size images).
I've got the little pieces in a can of chem-dip, but the three big pieces won't fit through the opening of the can! What can I safely pour it into to clean them?
There is a plastic piece that doesn't seem to have a replacement in the rebuild kit:
Should I do anything special to clean this piece , or just wipe it?
In keeping with the, uhh, bizzare electrical bungling, apparently done by someone who only needs half a chair to sit, I found this.
I'm no automotive engineer, but I'm reasonably certain that Cadillac didn't ship a couple of vacuum lines plugged with hex bolts . . .
I d have assume that these should be reconnected, but what is this line, and what would have led someone to do this? There's plenty of length to have reconnected it.
Also, another couple of connections are of concern.
The nipple circled in red is capped. Is this correct? Since it's with a cap, and not a hex nut, I could believe that this is real.
Also, the blue and yellow circled lines don't connect to anything. Should they, or is this just a way to get air below?
thanks
hawk