Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer

[Philby]

Hi All,

I was removing the carburettor from the inlet manifold, and the bakelite spacer fell into two pieces.

I rang one of the engine workshops, and they said if you can't get a replacement, just use some heat resistant silicon sealer to glue it together.  Would this work okay? Any risks?

I naturally want to get a new one, but they are out of production & Rares can't get them (anone got a spare one?).  There is one on e-bay I'll try and get but I miss out I'd like to get the car running asap, hence my question.

Cheers,

Phil  

[cruiser056]

Philby,
           I think I may have a few spares in the shed, I will have a look.

Michael

[mcl1959]

I have good s/h ones as well as NOS ones if anyone needs one of these.  $5 for s/h, $15 for NOS.

Regards Ken

[Philby]

Thanks fellas,

Thank you for the offers.  PMs sent.

Cheers,

Phil

 :D

[Brad]

Hey Philby
               You can use  Locktight  NO:- 3  
non hardening aviation gasket goo.  (Repco or supacheep should stock It) It will handle the heat on that point of the motor and I guarantee It wont leak or suck air.
               I use It on everything and it has never let me down, You'r car will be running in no time. ;).Another option would be" Stag Paste " but I haven't seen it on shelves for ages :o.
              The other way to go would be a tube of "Grey" it's a heat proof silicon designed for manifolds.(Repco) or similar.
           Brad.

[Gas_Axe]

Greetings All.

I have just had the carbie rebuilt on the FC grey, and I also busted the carbie spacer. The carbie rebuild bloke said that the spacers are no longer available, so I decided to find a replacement and came across this stuff.

12mm high density compressed fibro.

 Its the right height ( well, 0.5 mm out but who's counting? ), very heat tolerant, and so far, hasn't leaked air or fuel. Scrap bits are available real cheap. It's easy to cut and shape, but do use a mask or respirator cause the dust gets everywhere. I may try and seal the edges on my one with something later on, but I'm happy with it's performance at the moment.

Hope this helps.
Cheers and Beers   ;)