Update for anyone interested... I'm sure nobody lost any sleep!
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Originally Posted by tom s
Mike Wassen who is on this site sells kits and also just needle and seats.Great source.Tom
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A few weeks ago I sent an email through PontiacTriPower.com (website for Mike's business) and lo and behold, he called me back the next day! I just figured I could buy some parts from him, but an awesome series of events happened.
First, Mike walked me through the entire float adjustment process, explaining every part and giving me the "float hang" measurements (my term) in both directions. My son and I tinkered around and got it adjusted... wasn't that far off. Put the carb back on and *geyser gas* same problem.
I called Mike back, we realized he is only 45 miles from me in central Illinois, and a week or so later my son and I drove over there and he fixed my carb himself! Sure enough, the float had gas in it that I hadn't detected. It was a China-made brass model (2 years old?) that had developed a leak. Mike explained they are smaller than original, and installed a correct sized black plastic replacement, correct accelerator pump, and correct gasket. He wasn't going to charge me a dime and I demanded he at least let me pay for parts.
Mike has an awesome shop with a '69 Firebird and a '40 Studebaker that he completely restored. Class act guy all the way, so thanks for the referral! Today was a great day to get everything back together and take the Executive out for a cruise.