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Title: Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer Post by: Philby on June 01, 2006, 04:23:07 AM 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 Title: Re: Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer Post by: cruiser056 on June 01, 2006, 05:28:46 AM Philby,
I think I may have a few spares in the shed, I will have a look. Michael Title: Re: Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer Post by: mcl1959 on June 01, 2006, 07:03:19 AM 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 Title: Re: Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer Post by: Philby on June 01, 2006, 09:19:52 PM Thanks fellas,
Thank you for the offers. PMs sent. Cheers, Phil :D Title: Re: Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer Post by: Brad on June 02, 2006, 05:59:49 AM 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. Title: Re: Bakelite carby/inlet man. spacer Post by: Gas_Axe on October 07, 2006, 04:31:10 PM 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 ;) |