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81GMCSierra1500 · 04-04-2015, 08:09 PM

Hello again all!

So, in the process of changing my fuel filter, I noticed that the carb threads were about 90% stripped from somebody cross threading it... It's just lightly threaded now with a piece of towel stuffed in there to catch leakage, how would you guys recommend repairing this? Is the carb screwed, or can new threads be cut and a slightly larger fitting be put in? It's a 1981 Rochester Q-Jet with the in-carb fuel filter...

Thanks guys!

'81

04-04-2015, 08:09 PM	#1
81GMCSierra1500 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Courtenay, British Columbia Posts: 107	Fuel Filter Fitting Issue... Hello again all! So, in the process of changing my fuel filter, I noticed that the carb threads were about 90% stripped from somebody cross threading it... It's just lightly threaded now with a piece of towel stuffed in there to catch leakage, how would you guys recommend repairing this? Is the carb screwed, or can new threads be cut and a slightly larger fitting be put in? It's a 1981 Rochester Q-Jet with the in-carb fuel filter... Thanks guys! '81 __________________ 1981 Sierra Classic 1500, 305 4BBL, Ltd. Slip Rear End



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