However, on a  recent thread on the AussieFrogs forum, a well respected member had made up some kits to reduce this risk by tapping a thread into the carby, to allow the inlet to be screwed in.   I was able to grab one from the last batch and I fitted it today.

Luckily, my car wasn’t as much of a driving time bomb as some, as I needed to use penetrating fluid to get out the old inlet, but I’m still glad I made this change, as this new fitting is not going anywhere!   I removed the top of the carby to use the tap, which made it much easier, and found a dentists tool was a good way of making sure the threads were clean before I screwed in the new fitting.   (using grease on the tap got most of it).   There is also a small filter in the carby which I cleaned at the time.

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