Thank you this is very helpful. This confirms what I thought regardin the 6318 carb.
Has anyone had any luck with fixing slightly warped fuel bowl? Maybe clamp down to something flat and subject to cycles of hot and cold? Ideas?
I believe they are thermoset plastic; so cycling may not work.
Not the kind of plastic that softens with heat.
Or could take a long time to accomplish.
Gaskets are around .027" thick, so they will "take up" some warpage..
The bowl will "move" once screwed down, so some warpage is tolerable.
Place some clay around it, screw down (somewhat tight) & check to see how much it gets crushed.
The top can be sanded flat on plate glass, but depends on total distortion.
Bottom is tricky cause of the raised ribs around the throats.
This just off top-of-my-head