BBS issues
Update.
Yesterday, before reading all the replies (was not expecting such a quick response) I resoldered the joint using a 40W pencil type iron with about a 1/8" wide chisel tip. The brass material is so thin, it really heats up fast. I only added a very small amount of solder to keep the weight gain to a minimum. But mostly i just ran it over the seam until I got a nice shiny fillet. The bracket mounting wasn't affected. The hole plugging went well too. I put the carb back together and went for about a 20 mile ride. So far so good.
The float was dry when I rebuilt the carb last year so it must have been gaining weight gradually over time and i didn't notice the degradation. I keep telling people how well this slanty drives and now it's back to being perfect.
I wouldn't mind getting another float if someone has an extra.
I did send an email to Daytonaparts Saturday evening about buying a float but they haven't responded yet.
I listened to Herb McCandless talk at Carlisle and one of the things he talked about was the bad affect this 10% ethanol fuel has on old car fuel systems. I don't know if this can be attributed to that or not. The more I get into this car the more I wonder if it was put away in 1982 because the drive ability was going downhill. There was a sock tied around the oil fill cap to soak up the excess oil.
Thanks for all the responses. I'll be driving it to Norwalk or the Mid-Ohio Mopar show this Saturday and probably to work a couple days this week to test it.