So I just got my truck all back together, after a week of seating valves, and new gaskets... Now I am getting an air leak, it is coming out of the rod that connects the butterfly venturies, I have heard from a couple of people this is common for the Motorcraft 2100's, because they don't have bushings like others do. I can't afford a new carb or anything like that. Is there a way to fix this? It is newly rebuilt and because of my massive missing problems, I couldn't catch on to it before.

1 other thing. I noticed when starting my truck, when turning it over- you can turn it nonstop and nothing will happen, the truck WILL NOT fire until you stop turning it over, this is a bit weird to me, anyone know why this happens?

 

Sure it's not just the carb base gasket?
2100s and 2150s have subtle differences in this area, if you dropped a 2100 on the old 2150 base it may have a vac. leak on the drivers side just under the throttle rod.

 

OH! I did do that (to make it a non feedback carb. So? Do I have options? Or do I have to just reassemble the 2150?