Carburetor spacers
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Carburetor spacers
I have two spacers (check photo ) underneath the carb. It's that right? And look! A nut is loose. Anyway, I'm replacing the Carburetor today. Do I need to replace those? I got a new gasket with the carburetor. And thanks die the help
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They are not spacers per say the top one is a gasket/insulator used to seal the carb gasket and insulate it from the heat of the EGR plate, under that is the EGR plate, and under the EGR plate is also a gasket.
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You need to keep it EGR plate or not is has to be there. It is there to insulate the carb from engine/EGR heat. With out it you will likely experience issues with over heating the carb and the fuel in it.
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If you do pull the EGR plate, it can be replaced with a phenolic spacer.
two reasons:
1) avoid transferring heat into the carb
2) keep the carb at the right height for the transmission kickdown lever
two reasons:
1) avoid transferring heat into the carb
2) keep the carb at the right height for the transmission kickdown lever
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