LD340 Can’t Get The Carb Base To Seal

AJ/FormS said
ohchit; I screwed up on the clamps, I edited the post.

As to the rest;
Just because the factory did this or that doesn't guarantee it was the right,or the best, or the whatever, way to do a thing. A lot of the time, the things the factory did, were in the interest of expediency, and/or low-cost.
I just said I wasn't a fan of certain things I saw.
I did not say it was right or wrong. Nor did I say OP should change anything. And I made a helpful suggestion.

I get that I messed up on the clamps, but why jump on me for stating an opinion? Which clearly was justified when I mentioned the spring clamps..
Some of you guys still believe in a spherical Earth; That's your opinion, and I don't ream you a new one for it.
And I really resent the use of the word "dude", but it's your opinion to bandy about words, and I'll not club you over the head about it, you probably have lots words in your vocabulary, that you use, not knowing the misinformation they might carry.
If you guys want to hate something; hate abortion. Hate effeminism. Hate fornication.Hate the systematic dismantlement of your society. There are lots of much bigger things to hate, than a guy just trying to help..

I don't see where or the word Hate was used in this discussion towards you ? Nobody hates you or your opinion. I just disagree with your opinion. Everything that you disliked about his engine, was in fact pretty much the way the factory did it. Chrysler engineers designed it this way. Can some things be changed or made better then the factory did it ? Possibly. That's called hot rodding. But I don't see anything (other the the plug wires) on his set up that is raising red flags to me.
But to give misinformation to a member, tell him everything he has is wrong (when it is not) is very misleading. This could lead to the unnecessary spending by a member, when he could be focussing on something that does need fixing (spark plug wires) ;) You are a very knowledgeable member here, and I'm actually surprised by your comments on his engine. Having said that, you are entitled to your opinion. My misuse of a word isn't justified, and has been changed in my previous post. Cheers