Carburetors

I sent off a spare set of H2 carbs for a rebuild before Christmas, the last couple weeks I finally had time to switch out the old ones, which were working very well.  The new carbs looked beautiful and I was anxious to get them on.  Once I took off the old set, it was obvious I had to clean up the intake manifold and heat shield, they were greasy and had some engine paint overspray. 

As always it took a while to clean and prep them for paint, I did get that all done before a trip to England and France over spring break.  Once home, on April 1... I got into the exchange carb installation.  All went fairly well until I turned on the key to try a start up.  Bad leaks from both float bowl to carburetor junctions right away. I tried some fuel resistant sealer but to no avail. The leaks did slow to a drip and I cranked the engine up and it idled very well.  I am back to waiting for Viton gaskets, I think I will also put Prematex 2 on for sealing.