Johnson 175 Fast strike little brass ball Carb Filling it up

[LaQuiere]

Hey Guys!
I'm not sure what genius said "hey let's make carb bowls plastic and shove bb's in the hole.".. But I have a steady stream of gas out of that port. I think it's a common problem. But to clarify on the side of the Carb Float Bowl there are little brass balls blocking a hole. From what I can tell the common practice is simply to replace the Bowl.
Is there any reason I can't just fill them with JBWeld?

If I need to replace the bowls will I have to do a rebuild or is it just a bolt on part? I hate Carbs, seems like I have a talent of take a kinda working carb and make it a completely worthless carb.

 

[jakedaawg]

I've always replaced them. Not too difficult but I've done it many times so am biased. As a general rule when replacing carb bowls on any carb, make sure you remove the orifices from old bowls and put in the new.

 

[Faztbullet]

If the BB is still in place you can tap it in just a tad with a small punch and seal with nail polish. Fixed dozens this way..