[Healeys] Phenolic spacers

[Michael Oritt]

Greg--

You're probably correct and the suggestion you made in your last paragraph
is in fact the procedure I followed.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 4:53 PM, <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> Don't know about your particular kits, but I do know many of the carb kits
> they sell these days are packaged so they fit a wide variety of cars with
> the same or similar carbs.  The last kit I got for some Zenith Stromberg
> 175CDs had enough "extra" parts, including diaphragms for 150CDs, to
> rebuild another set of carbs.  Point being just because it is in the kit
> doesn't mean it is meant for your car.
>
> I would use the gasket to make a good seal between carb and air cleaner
> and not worry about the insulating block.
>
> Greg Lemon
>
> ---- Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com> 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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