i got my 1/2" phenolic spacer for my 69 from o'reilly auto. mo jo -----Original Message----- From: Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, August 08, 2002 5:37 PM Subject: Re: IML: maligning the Holley > >> My solution was to install 3 metal plates sandwiched >> between 4 carburator gaskets, thus creating a >> miniature radiator under the carb. During really >> hot >> (95 degree plus) days with the A/C on, the idle is >> still a little rough, but its much improved. >> >> Mike, >> What kind of metal did you use and what was the >> thickness of each layer >> please? I am assuming the gasket material you are > >Actually, the whole thing came as a kit from MR >Gasket. 4 gaskets and 3 aluminum plates, each plate >was about 1 mm thick. And it did indeed make a marked >decrease in hot weather hot engine fuel vaporization, >thus improving idle. a 1/2" thick phenolic spacer >would have been better, perhaps, but all the ones I >saw were 1" or more- too thick for the limited >underhood clearances. > >===== >--Mike Pittinaro > >Piles of pitted chrome >Hubcaps along the floorboard >My junkyard-bedroom > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs >http://www.hotjobs.com > >