Can a carburetor be TIG welded?

You might have some luck with the self fluxing aluminum solder rods. Most welding stores carry some brand of them. I have some UTP ones and they might just work for you. Just be real careful on the heat.

You might want to practice on a junker first.

I'd use Devcon or Belazona or the Locktite equivalent if the break is a clean break and you have both pieces....these new epoxies are wonderful and are incredibly durable, and work great on aluminum or pot metal.

Might want to give it a try before you start putting a lot of heat into something like a carb or throttle body. r/ Steve

Try this alumnimum brazing kit from McMasterCarr part no. 7797A11 $4.48

-tim

heater451 wrote:

I thought having it TIG'd would be quick and clean enough to limit the heat transfer, but you raise a good point.

Can Devcon or Belazona be sourced at a local parts store, or might I find them at a marine store?

They sound interesting enough to check into.

A fairly well-stocked auto parts store or a good marine store like West Marine should have an equivalent brand of this kind of stuff. I forgot where I bought mine... may have been NAPA. I belive Loctite makes one of these kind of adhesives, also... look at their web page or

Carter AFB = Carter Aluminum Four Barrel

(Just happened back by the thread. . . .)

Kewl!--I always wondered what the "AFB" stood for in the name.