L78 idling issues

[Keith Tedford]

I went the opposite direction and blocked off the heat cross over and double gasketed the carb base. I'm still going to go with the aluminum heat shield that Jeff has pictured above. For summer driving, I feel that the carb and intake are getting too much heat. Now the carb isn't dry of gas after sitting a few days like it was before. A few years ago I had a brass float that took on gas. To see the crack, I had to remove the float to see the back side. When the float sank the car just plain flooded out right on the spot. Luckily I was at home.