Re: [T3] "bak-e-lite" carb spacers

["dubdriver" <reeves32@home.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>The only place I've found these in the last few years is from Berg.  They're
a couple bucks each.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] "bak-e-lite" carb spacers


> On 15 Oct 2001, at 13:45, Marc Bona wrote:
>
> > I'm rebuilding the stock solex PDSIT's on a friends
> > squareback, and I've noticed the previous owner
> > removed the stock spacers between the intake manifold
> > and the carbs. I've told my friend thier purpose, and
> > now he's panic stricken that his carbs will vapour
> > lock (rightly so). Is there anyone out there with a
> > spare set of these they would be willing to part with
> > for a fair price? If so, contact me directly with your
> > price, and address and i'll send you some money.
>
> They don't do anything for vapor lock because vapor lock only
> occurs on the suction side of the pump, but they are still useful.
> For the most part, they limit the amount of gas that boils out of the
> carb bowls after you shut down the engine, thus helping to make it
> easier to start later. They may also help keep the fuel in the bowl
> cool while driving, but I doubt if that's very important because the
> evaporating gas coming thru the jets should keep the carb and
> manifold cold as long as the system is drawing in gas and air.
>
> Perhaps one of our carb people will know where to get these. I'd
> think they would be easy to find.
>
> -
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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