i just got back the carb(wcfb) for this 57 imperial that i am working on . very very nice . the place is DAYTONA PARTS COMPANY 1191 TURNBULL BAY ROAD NEW SMYRNA BEACH , FLORIDA 32168... phone nymber 386 427 7108 give them a call, i bet they have that choke stove you need . i have pictures of the carb if any body would like to look at there work ..... bob hayen 406 752 5125 ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich Barber To: 'keboonstra' ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 5:25 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] Choke Tube Insulator; C-300 choke components needed Thanks for a great lead, Keith. Can you, or anyone else, advise me on what the original tube material was on the 1955 C-300? Steel or copper tubing & fittings? Maybe even a photo of the tubing configuration around the choke bodies? My car came to me with nice manual chokes, but I'd like to return it to original-so I need the outside black plastic caps and internal springs, pistons, baffles & etc. for the 2317-S Carter carbs on my car. These pieces look pretty generic for all the other Chryslers in the '55 Service Manual. Anybody have some or all of these pieces or a suggested source? C-300-K'ly, Rich Barber Brentwood, CA 1955 C-300 1964 300K Convertible & Coupe From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of keboonstra Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 2:15 PM To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Chrysler300] Choke Tube Insulator Hi Gang, I just went through a part locating challenge and won. Thought I would let you all know and save you the work. I was looking for a replica of the white woven insulating sleeve material that is slid over the automatic choke heat sensor tubing. That, of course, is the tube running from the exhaust manifold up to the automatic choke. I found that McMaster-Carr has a great product right in their catalog for only about a buck a foot. It can be ordered in a length of 3 ft., 25 ft., or 100 ft. The website is mcmaster.com or the phone is 330-995-5500. Now here's the little trick of getting the right one (I had to do it wrong once to get it figured out). Even though the tubing is actually 1/4", you don't want to order the 1/4" sleeve stock - it will be too fat. Order the 1/8" size and when you bunch it up to slide it over the tube it will fit perfectly. This stuff is woven pretty much like the old "Chinese finger pull", so it increases in diameter when you bunch it up. You will be shortening it by nearly 25% to get it on, so be sure you order enough to cover another 1/3 over your requirement - and that may mean getting the 25 footer and sharing it with a buddy or two. The part number is 88175K31 and they call it "Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramic Sleeving". My current catalog has the prices at: 3Ft. $ 3.28 25 ft. 21.00 100 ft. 63.25 Have fun. Keith Boonstra - [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/