yeah, been dealing with carbs for over 40 years. I have 5 cars now that are carbureted. Never seen one come with a tube of epoxy. I'm just saying there is a flaw, as you pointed out, and it's ok to call them out. I like edelbrock, but something has slipped in recent years. It's called quality. And if a new 650 cfm from any carb manufacturer needs disassembled and epoxy to work on a 360 cubic inch then i'll say there is a flaw/quality issue.