P23 Carburetor gasket thickness (photo)

[Go Fleiter]

Beautiful weather - Yesterday I did all my afternoon off home and practice duties in Plymouth.

Carb is leaking - do You smell? Wanted to change the gasket beside my house, but:

I have 2 spare gaskests in my boxes, one is .02 inches, the other is .03 inches thick (of rebuild set).

As far as I could check the mounted gasket (without taking the hot air filter off)

my calliper seems to show .04 inches . As I fear a little warp on the unit after all these years,

I would prefer to compensate by a new .04 inches gasket, home punched.

Is thickness critical ? Any experience?

Greetings! Go

[Niel Hoback]

I don't believe it makes any difference at that point. If you had an automatic choke, you may need to make an adjustment if you go over 1/8" or more. I have a 1/2" spacer under my carb as a heat insulator. The air filter brace has a slot so you can raise or lower it. Carb height is not critical, especially in thousandths of an inch. Just make sure you get the little vacuum hole lined up.

[Young Ed]

I think Niel is right. I just want to add nice 51!

[Joe Flanagan]

Beautiful house, nice car, great neighborhood. You have it made. When can we visit and turn everything upside down?

[Go Fleiter]

Joe, we are happy to have both daughters plus boyfriends off the house - we love the silence and order -

if You visit - DON´T MAKE DISORDER!

Greetings! Go