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Bill
If just temporary can you just use a small chunk of rubber hose and some squeeze clamps.

I'm one of these guys that has to do it once and do it right. In this case, a temporary fix could be 4-6 months.....I had the fitting, laid it down on my work bench when tearing the carb apart. Now it's missing. I tore the entire work area apart, broom swept the floor, checked draws, small garbage can, toolbox, plastic bins, boxes, even places and other areas I had not opened or touched, draws, pants pockets, everywhere, top to bottom and it's not there. A year or two from now it will pop up I'm sure, but that does not help me now.....

Remember this like it was just yesterday, living just outside of NYC.
Lost community members and old business acquaintances alike.
My wife, thankfully working out of the NJ office for Marsh, lost many of her co-workers when the towers collapsed.
Sitting here this morning, I have flashbacks of watching the columns of smoke I could see from my home, watching the multitude of rescue, medical, fire trucks racing down RT80 towards NYC, I remember helping load heavy equipment for friends whos first thought was to get to where they needed to be without any other thoughts, also without getting into the nitty gritty details, I remember worrying about friends and family who worked in that area of NYC, I remember trying to figure out how I was going to explain to my young son how some of his classmates parents were not coming home, I remember the multiple trips to fill my truck with cases water and essentials and driving them to drop off points throughout the city, and NJ drop off points. I remember being glued to the TV for almost 24 hours, holding my family close to me, just stunned about what had just occurred.
Just typing this out has brought me to tears, a real flood of emotions.....

I will never, ever forget.

Thanks for reading and allowing me to put my thoughts this morning to paper, so to speak.

Bill

Looking at bills orange car photo i dont think that is an original factory installed stripe done at aosmith. Look at center big stripe at the far rear they were cut straight off at end of quarter panel not curved like in orange car photo but the 2 small top stripes were cut at angle.

I cannot say for certain, but the x pattern was there when I pulled the side marker out. Since my car is a driver class car, I'm not overly concerned. Just curious for a little more "explaining" 

Bill

Bob,

   Are you saying there are no variations that are acceptable per concours rules? Or is the above post more your personal opinion as to how "all" cars should be once they are being restored due to the aesthetics of the stripe layout? Is it wrong to copy the the way the car was originally delivered vs what is was supposed to be delivered as?

Asking for a friend 

Bill

Already posted
http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=11665.0

Another CSX2000 from way back in 2007 before it was restored

Coil checked out with the multimeter
N0 broken, cracked, or leaking vacuum lines
All rubber type fuel lines are ethanol compatible when I put the new hard-lines in.
stainless steel line from pump to carb
New fuel filter installed
Did compression check to play it safe, all is good
Checked carb nuts to make certain they were not loose, also base for signs of leakage, none found.
No drips, no leaks for the fuel system, no vacuum leaks detected
Squirters looked strong (no Jon, I did not use a match  ), although bowls were drained and I had to crank for 15-20 seconds to get it to fire
No fuel in oil thank god

No joy rides yet to check the transmission, but I'll get to that as I have time.

Thanks for all of the ideas, keep them coming.

Bill