maligning the Holley

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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
>
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