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Mine's mostly hollow with a passage running around inside it so that air/fuel
mixture whistles back and forth through it from one barrel then the other.
...or one intake manifold "plane" then the other.
Whatever you want to call the action, it does keep the carburetor cool.
It's a stock part off of somethin' made by Ford is all I know about it.
There it is, it's still got a little bit of blue paint on it... LOL
(nuthin wrong with a choke a hoof rasp and hacksaw can't fix)
Hey, you can see the EGR boss/bump on the intake manifold in that picture
too, if you know where to look.
Alvin in AZ
$50 and it sounds like you got it all figured out. If the Thermal expantion is such that its more than the Depth of the theads and the sealant I used on the plug then I guess there will be problems somewhere down the road. Guess I will deal with that in oh about 25 years.
Thanks Alvy.
If the Thermal expantion is such that its more than the Depth of the theads
and the sealant I used on the plug then I guess there will be problems
somewhere down the road. Guess I will deal with that in oh about 25 years.
Thanks Alvy.
Didn't mean it that way, I should've sugar coated it a little? ;)
Hello. I’m impressed with everyones collective knowledge here. I’m very much in the same boat. I’m leaning towards ordering the Trans-Dapt Performance 2137. Does this plate work work on the 1976 F250 360 with stock intake manifold. I see there are several threads on this topic but I didn’t see anything concrete mentioning that this Trans-Dapt covers the hole on the manifold. Would someone knowledgeable on this topic be able to confirm this or was a modification necessary? Also, will the 2100 2-barrel carb fit on this plate? Also, is the gasket that comes with it sufficient? I see there is no webbing in the middle. Thank you kindly
The Trans-Dapt spacer will not cover the EGR hole in the intake. Neither will a Ford spacer or any aftermarket spacers that I'm aware of. On my '73 360, a previous owner filled the EGR hole with JB Weld and what looks like a bolt with the head sawn off. Not pretty but works fine and has been that way for years and years. See photo below. For a cleaner install, you could drill and tap the EGR hole for an Allen-headed threaded plug, sealed with some JB Weld. Just make sure it's not sticking up above the intake surface at all or you may end up with a vacuum leak there. If your carb has a vacuum port for the PCV valve, you can use the Trans-Dapt spacer once you've dealt with the EGR hole in the intake. My carb does not have the vacuum port so I had to find a spacer that does. I ended up using a Ford spacer from an early 1970s 302-2V engine. Fits perfectly and works right. Cost me $10.
12-29-2012, 05:32 AM
