Re: [T3] isolator blocks

[Steven Ayres <comwest@well.com>]

MikeW=> So I got these here isolator blocks and I'm supposed to use 
     => these with my carbs? They're 1/4" thick! 

I may be wrong, but I believe the Weber ICTs are the same height as the 
stock carbs. For the record, I think you'd be wise to sell them to a 
Type 1 guy and find some nice, clean 32PSITs and linkage. Your 1600 will 
run much better and you'll spend a lot less time 'playing' with them. 

=> Ok, now someone remind me what these things do. 

They prevent the heat from your heads from boiling the carbs. (The one 
on my V8 is an inch thick!)

=> do I consider them the gasket? 

No, you need gaskets on both sides. They come in the stock kit. (VW 
supplied gasketless spacers for the Type 4s -- an expensive, 
non-reusable and vital part. I like the old way better.)

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 T3KG 1641 running real well on stock carbs

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