<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The rubber spring mounts washers and their little metal caps suck toads. You want multi-turn spring washers or flat wave washers. You tighten them down a little and check the gap with feeler gauges. It’s hard to find weber mount kits that come with them these days. I accidentally bought the squishy rubber ones once and they died in a weekend. <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 15, 2020, at 4:54 PM, Bud Rolofson via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Weber soft mounts should be tightened to a specific spacing between the carbs and the intake manifold. I don't remember the spec offhand but the soft mount instructions tell you what the correct distance is.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Bud<br class=""><br class="">Sent from my Commodore 64</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class="">On Sep 15, 2020, at 4:29 PM, van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div class="">Hi P.J. Mckearn</div><div class="">Thanks for that. What about using rubber grease (the stuff that is used on rubber brake parts)?</div><div class="">Marcel</div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__" class=""><div data-marker="__HEADERS__" class=""><b class="">Van:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"McKearn McKearn" <<a href="mailto:mckearn2@gmail.com" class="">mckearn2@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Aan:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"van mulders marcel" <<a href="mailto:van.mulders.marcel@telenet.be" class="">van.mulders.marcel@telenet.be</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"fot" <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Verzonden:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Dinsdag 15 september 2020 20:44:13<br class=""><b class="">Onderwerp:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [Fot] Fwd: Misab seals<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I'd go with the too tight theory.<div class=""> The seals on my Gt6 did the same thing after very few miles . Replaced them with new and only slightly tightened and so far so good..</div><div class=""> P.J.</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 4:49 AM van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class=""><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div class="">Thes misab Weber seals are almost new and deteriorating already. Poor quality? or does anyone know of another reason? Too tight? Does anyone know of better alternatives?</div><div class="">Marcel</div><br class=""><hr id="gmail-m_-3674705545684483547zwchr" class=""><div class=""><b class="">Van:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"trbelgium1" <<a href="mailto:trbelgium1@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="">trbelgium1@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Aan:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"van mulders marcel" <<a href="mailto:van.mulders.marcel@telenet.be" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="">van.mulders.marcel@telenet.be</a>><br class=""><b class="">Verzonden:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Maandag 14 september 2020 11:21:40<br class=""><b class="">Onderwerp:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Misantroop seals<br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" class=""></div><br class=""></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class=""><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a><br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br class=""><br class="">Donate:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br class="">Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot<br class="">Unsubscribe/Manage</a>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/mckearn2@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/mckearn2@gmail.com</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; 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