JIPJOBXX Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Where can I buy the gasket that fits between the air cleaner and carberator? Or do I just haft to make one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roberts Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I made one out of the thin flexable plastic from a throw-away food container . It has held up well for several years . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captden29 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 does collectorautosupply have the gasket that goes on the bottom of the distributor? my windsor has a cork one that fell apart the last time i pulled the dist.. it looks kind of like the air cleaner one in that it has that angle cut to it, but obviously it is smaller. my dist. is now in without the gasket and it does not leak oil but i would like to put a new one in anyway. thanks, dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I found a large thick O-ring at a hardware store for the distributor. The plumbing repair area is a good place to look. That distributor is a good place to use some anti-seize. I've come across two of them that were firmly frozen in the block and were tough to get loosened up to set the timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIPJOBXX Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Norm you are a man of my dreams as you seem to get things done with just a little foresite and engineering. Like your idea about the "O" ring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIPJOBXX Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Got my gas filter for my Dodge and it only took a day to get from Tacoma to here. The filter cost five bucks and the shipping around five not bad. I would have spent probably three or four times that much money is gas just going over to the old car parts store that I deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 http://www.collectorsautosupply.com/search.htmpart # 952062 They will sell you one, or make your own. Made one. Had a pattern. Not pretty, but no one sees it except me. I looked in my 36-42 desot master parts book and the desotos did not start to use this gasket until 1942 and uses the same part number. Would this have anything to do with the fluid drive now beoing available onthe cars. This is just a quess do not know why they would require a gasket but just want to confirm the number. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIPJOBXX Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Well the clamp that holds the air cleaner onto the carberator will not tighten up if that gasket is not in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I had an old gasket that was in bad shape but good enough for a pattern. Used a piece of old inner tube and cut a gasket and it has worked well for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I do not understnad how the gasket affect the tightening of the air clearner onto the top of the air horn onthe carb. The cleaner fits down over the openoing and arounf the air horn opening. The cleaner is then sitting on the gasket. I do understand that the gasket has ataper but when you thighten the bot ont he air cleaner it should compress arounf the metal top of the air horn or are you saying that sine the gasket is tapered that the taper is filling the gap so the bolt then tighen the air cleaner. i have a 39 Desoto that does not use the gasket and I have a very tight air cleaner on my unit and it has never fallen off in over 22 years of ownership. Just trying to get an education on this topic. rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 My P-15 was the same way. Without the gasket, the air cleaner was loose and rattled. The gasket I made from plain old paper gasket material thick enough to be used for water pumps and such. It raises the bottom flange on the cleaner base enough that the clamp will tighten on it . That rattle drove me nuts trying to find out what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Use an "O" ring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
central52 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I might be doing something wrong. I made a gasket of an old rubber mat. put it on the carb. Put cleaner on, and it still rattled. Where did I go wrong? Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Do you have an air cleaner support bracket in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
central52 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Yes, Maybe, I'm not positioning it properly. Anyhow, since the unit sits on top of the gasket, how does that make it more secure? I would think the gasket should be around the clamp, not on top of it. Edited April 17, 2015 by central52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 If the gasket is too thick it will Not work! 2nd.- the clamp is v-shaped and the tightening ring needs to be spread open enough to fit over the flange on the lower part of the air cleaner and the flange of the carb. before attempting to tighten the clamp. Look closely the first time to visualize what needs to fit together. Can be a bit tricky the first time but after that it is a breeze! Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Maybe the "V" clamp is stretched out or damaged so that it can't clamp properly. You should be able to tighten the screw and make it tight, especially with a gasket in there. Merle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Your gasket is too thick, keeping you from getting it all the way down on the carb. Cut your gasket from an old inner tube, the outer diameter the same as the outside diameter of the carb flange. The inner hole a snug fit around the top of the air horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 See the thread "oil bath unit fits loose ...", posts 5 and 7, for photos of the air cleaner on the carb. The aircleaner snaps over the flange of the carb, and the long rod tightens the clamp at the bottom of the air cleaner. If the gasket is too thin, the clamp can't tighten enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
central52 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yes, I didn't get the cleaner fully over the carb flange. Finally jiggled it over, and now, it fits tight. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerick305 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Wonder if wrapping electric tape would work as a gasket...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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