<VV> Carb adjustment (and now repair) update

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Stephan - If you are using the insulators (as you should be) you have 
several easier options.  1)  Pick a very flat surface (heavy glass?) and 
set a piece of sandpaper on it. Sand both sides of the insulators 
smooth. They should compress and seal  (the factory never did use 
gaskets with the insulators). and/0r 2) Use some Permatex or silicone 
sealer on both sides.  Lon

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Stephen Upham wrote:
> I'm currently waiting for the replacement carb horn to put my right  
> carb back together.  I ordered extra inlet gaskets in case I damaged  
> the one that I have.  What I forgot to order was the thin (1/64")  
> gasket material that goes on either side of the base insulator  
> (apparently not stock, but recommended).  The right side gaskets are  
> ok, but the left has that nasty missing piece (1/4" wide) on the far  
> side of the long bolt for the carb to mount on.   Is it leaking?   
> Perhaps, perhaps not, but it seems it would be better to replace it :  
> remember the shaky vacuum needle off of the choke control and the  
> PG's failure to shift smoothly.  I have added adjustable hose bands  
> to the cross over at the carbs and at the line to modulator  
> connection under the car, but yet to test).   Quandary, now that the  
> parts are on their way, I would have to reorder, pay about double the  
> price of the parts to send them, and probably not have a ice cube's  
> chance of getting the car running by Saturday for the club meeting.   
> So...I went to the FLAPS to see what was available.  What I found was  
> gasket material that I could use to make my own gaskets.  It states  
> that it is good for timing covers, fuel pump mounting, differential  
> covers, and distributor bases - rubber fiber that is good for sealing  
> oil, water, or gasoline and manufactured by Fel-Pro Gaskets (a  
> division of Federal-Mogul Corp.).   I would be able to use the  
> insulator as a template to draw the dimensions, cut it out using an x- 
> acto knife, and install.  The rub is that the closest thing I could  
> find to 1/64" was 1/32", or double the thickness that the vendors  
> sell.  Will this cause a problem, or do I have a green light to hit  
> the garage?
>
> Thanks for all of your help, I'm within days of finally solving the  
> dripping carbs and wheel cylinder problems and getting that baby out  
> of the garage.
>
>
> Stephen Upham
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