# Carburetion **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 27, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetion/18708 "2008-08-27T00:15:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sharon50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@sharon50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sharon50)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetion/18708/1 "2008-08-27T00:15:01Z")
i have a 1987 dodge omni,the base plate on the intake is either warped or cracked,causing stalling ,rough idle i am having trouble finding a replacement,is there a temporay fix for this,such as ,weld,or possibly using two gaskets,and how can i find another one? ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetion/18708/2 "2008-08-27T00:59:04Z")
Get some non-silicone caulk sealant. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetion/18708/3 "2008-08-27T01:45:42Z")
You may be able to take the warped base place and fix it yourself (if it’s just warped and not cracked). First find a very flat surface, like a pane of glass or a counter top. Then take a sheet of relatively fine wet sandpaper - place it on the sheet of glass and use that to sand and re-flatten the base plate. Rotate the base place in circles over the sandpaper. I was one of the main carburetor mechanics in a Chrysler/Plymouth dealership back in the 70s. Chrysler had a problem with warped mating surfaces between the two halves of many of their small-block V8 carburetors. The factory-recommended repair procedure was as I described above. It worked really well. ---
**Author:** ![sharon50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@sharon50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sharon50)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetion/18708/4 "2008-08-27T03:03:12Z")
ty so much,i will try that