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Thanks Superman, I purchased two 13mm nuts that have the locking feature (nylon threads). So, they don't vibrate loose.

Thanks for the responses guys. I sent Richard Carey an e-mail. I asked him if he can rebuild my old Solex and repair my 'new' Brosal. If he only works on the Solex carburetor the Brosal carburetor is your Darby. Thanks:)

Thanks Darby and Clancy. My new carburetor is a Brosal. This is the carburetor that I wrote about (about two months ago). I purchased it from cpi1 in California. It has been a nightmare since I purchased it. Tomorrow I am throwing it in the garbage. Now I know for sure that Brosal is crap. I'll put my original carburetor on until I find a better replacement.
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My original carburetor works nice but I feel that a new bushing needs to be installed on the throttle shaft. Did anyone send there carburetor to this place or should I just buy a new one. If I buy a new Solex 30 PICT-3 who should I buy it from and is there a good replacement for this carburetor?

Darby, I am going to take your advice and change the oil in my engine. It is probably contaminated with fuel.

The only thing the confuses me is that the engine runs great. It starts up perfectly and runs without any problems. I notice before I stopped using my Beetle that when the engine warmed up (like after a long ride) that the seepage had dried up. I feel that this is because of the heat of the engine had evaporated up this fuel. I will look at the float but I wish that I didn't have to.
I was wondering if the gaskets that I described before could be getting soaked during normal operation? Maybe the gasket is made out of a porous material. Like a cardboard. One of the gaskets was original to the engine and the other came with the new carburetor.
If you have a gasket handy, could you tell me if it is made of a special material. I know that you can not mix gaskets from a thermostat housing (on a water cooled engine) to a carburetor application. The gasket for the thermostat is not made to be in contact with fuel.

Thanks for the response Clancy. The fuel is defiantly seeping out of both gaskets. There is so much seepage that it is running down the frame of the intake manifold. I have ordered two new gaskets but I don't want to ruin them like I ruined the first two. As you probably figured out, I have the car off the road to prevent a engine fire.