spacer also insulates the carb from engine heat to prevent vapor lock.also
gives future generations of MM owners and Brit car owners 'summin' to
scratch there heads at?? HoYo
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kernberger" <dkern@napanet.net>
To: "William Langdell" <w.langdell@comcast.net>
Cc: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>; <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: H2 Carb for 948
> 7/6/04
>
> Bill,
>
> If this gizmo is black, is attached to a black fibre spacer about
> 1/2" thick, mounts between carburetor and intake manifold, and has an
> electric wire attached to a binding post on the top end, then it is an
> intake mixture heater which is supposed to help the car warm up faster on
> cold morning starts. What most of us do is replace it with a plain black
> plastic SU carburetor spacer of same or slightly greater thickness. The
> spacer is important I am told though I am not exactly sure why. The
> heating function is not needed in most cases.
> If it is something else than what I have described, then I would
> also like to know what it is.
>
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> >Dear listers: I am attempting to service the original carburetor from my
'57
> >Morris Convertable and am uncertain what to do with an odd torpedo shaped
> >attachment on the manifold flange that I cannot find reference to in my
> >service manual. It looks like it pivots and rotates for some kind of air
flow
> >adjustment but I'm not sure what role it plays. Does anyone have a clue
as to
> >what this feature does and what I should do to service it? Thanks for
your
> >help. Bill Langdell, '57 Morris Convertable
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