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On Mon, 2005-03-21 at 14:44, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/21/05 9:56:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, > jadney@vwtype3.org writes: > > << The dual carb type 3 engines used a single fiber gasket between the head > and > the intake manifold. I have these and also use them on both sides of the OE > phenolic spacers that the FI uses. >> > > I normally just recycle a cereal box for my intake to head gaskets. : ) > Carbed cars use the phenolic spacer between the manifold and the carb. Although I > suppose using the FI gasket set up between the manifold and the head couldn't > hurt. > You start putting too many spacers in there, and pretty soon, you throttle linkages and such start getting weird angles. I just use the cereal box gaskets between the head and the manifold, and I made spacers for between the manifold and the carb. BTW, if anyone needs them, they are available for the postage. I have about 10 sets. The ones between the intake and the carbs that is. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~