[Healeys] Phenolic spacers

[Michael Oritt]

Bob--

After further consideration--as well as impatience and laziness--I decided
to skip the spacers.  As you say, fitting the CAB is difficult enough
without pushing everything further out under the shroud.

Just took car for a shakedown and all seems good.  In the process of
removing, rebuilding and refitting the carbs I also managed to lose an
annoying rattle that would only appear under acceleration between 3000 and
3500 rpms.  It has been there for about five years and no matter what I did
I could not find its source.  Good riddance!

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> And, the CABs are a PITA to remove and attach WITHOUT any more spacers
> (probably why so many original ones are missing).  We got a repop for our
> M, but I'm considering installing some other type of filter for normal,
> 'daily' use.
>
> Bob
>
> On 3/25/2017 7:00 AM, Michael Oritt wrote:
>
> Bob--
>
> To clarify, the kit came with four phenolic blocks or spacers.
>
> Two are square with scalloped sides and four holes and mount between  the
> carbs and the intake manifold face.
>
> Two more are diamond shaped with two holes each to accept bolts to mount
> either air cleaners or a CAB.
>
> I assume they would provide some insulating value to minimize heat
> transfer from the carb body to the filter or CAB but I really cannot see
> that this would have any effect on the temperature of inlet air.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> The the phenolic spacers are insulators.  On other cars they would be
>> installed between the manifold and the heat shield and/or the heat shield
>> and the carbs.
>>
>> But these match the CAB side of the carb body, not the manifold side?
>> Interesting.
>>
>> Not much help, sorry.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
>> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>>
>>
>> On 03/24/2017 10:40 PM, Michael Oritt wrote:
>>
>>> I am reinstalling the H6 carbs after rebuilding them and I hope to wrap
>>> up everything tomorrow. The Moss kit came with two phenolic spacers
>>> about 3/8" thick that mount to the outer face of the carburetor bodies,
>>> assumedly between the face and the air cleaners.
>>>
>>> My car is a Le Mans and cold air box was mounted directly to the carbs
>>> without any blocks. Using them would make it just that much more
>>> difficult to get the cold air box and the hose and hose adaptor in
>>> place. It would also result in the fuel bowl overflow tubes not reaching
>>> the grommeted holes in the box.
>>>
>>> What function do the blocks serve, are they normally found when CAB's
>>> are mounted (as opposed to air cleaners) and if so what harm might be
>>> caused by not using them?
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>
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