this might seem a silly question!!
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The gaskets for the carb to intake manifold are multi-layer held together with a metal staple. Does one remove the staple before installing the gasket?
I ask this because I have had carb base vacuum leaks before with these gaskets. The thin single thickness gaskets tend to cause fuel percolation and flooding through heat transfer from the manifold to the carb, so in my view the multi-layer gasket is preferable.
Cheers
Ian