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Interesting input from all...Draker I'll have to watch your video once I get off work. DaBlist, why wouldn't you seal it? Wouldn't that prevent further rusting? Or does the sealant cause other problems i.e. dissolving or whatnot?

Well, yes. But hoping to avoid that, if at all possible. Limited budget and all that jazz...

Alright, looking for expert advice from all the grizzly Datsun veterans on here... I've got a rusty gas tank that's killing fuel pumps. No leaks, just dirty and rusty. Plan is to clean and seal it. The general consensus seems to be to avoid Kreem, which pretty much leaves KSB and Por 15. Which should I spend my money on?

The Redline linkage kit for a 32/36 DGV carb on your year is 99007.116. Take a look at it...I think the angled piece with the slotted hole is a replacement for the stock bracket.

Yeah, I've seen others that were like that. Mine didn't come with a cap though. The hole ends in bare metal, so I'd have to drill it out and find a cap in order to move the inlet.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who had trouble... To make up for being a noob thought I'd post a pic of the finished product, of which I'm inordinately proud. Pardon how dirty the engine is; a pressure wash and new valve cover gasket are definitely in order. http://imgur.com/lF99P9Y Notice the annoying loop I had to make in the fuel line. Planning on eventually moving the metal part of the line to have it come up behind the intake manifold. I don't know why Weber puts the fuel inlet on the left on manual choke carbs.

I sprayed some WD-40 on a squeaky door hinge...real overachiever here lol. And I replaced a few vacuum caps that blew off and screwed with my idle. Being a n00b, I foolishly thought that vacuum caps would always hold negative pressure. Y'know, vacuum, right? Nope.

Seems I was too hasty to look for help...I had the adapter reversed. :blush: In my own defense, the adapter cutout has the narrow end over the larger inlet hole on the manifold, and vice versa. Looks illogical. So I'm probably not a complete idiot, though I certainly feel like one. The carb is a thing of beauty. The engine started right up, runs smoothly and is much peppier. An unexpected bonus: tearing out and capping off my leaky vac system gave me more brake boost! So my brakes weren't going bad, my vacuum system was. Thanks to datzenmike for the quick response.

Hi all, New to the forums here, but I recently decided to get serious about my battered little 720. Part of that meant installing a Weber 32/36 DGV. Exciting stuff, right? Well, I did my research, ordered my kit, discovered the fuel inlet on a manual choke carb is on the wrong side (hope that tidbit helps someone else; I sure could have used it before ordering lol.) Then I went to town on my vacuum lines. Finally, I was ready. The moment had arrived! The moment quickly died once I discovered that the carb adaptor plate didn't fit the studs on the intake manifold. Did I get sent the wrong adaptor? Or is this a known issue I haven't run across on them there interwebs? I've got the 1986 720 with the 2-bbl carb, which is fairly uncommon. Did they perhaps have different manifolds? Thanks in advance for any and all help, sympathy and/or trolling...