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Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket #336785 11/13/2007 3:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 156 NW Ohio J Jim Meier Shop Shark
Jim Meier Shop Shark J Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 156 NW Ohio	All the literature says not to use a carburetor gasket if a heat insulating spacer is used. However, the few stovebolt engines I've seen have a gasket between the carb and spacer. Is it common to use both in spite of what the books say?

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Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Jim Meier	11/13/2007 3:41 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Anonymous	11/13/2007 3:51 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Just Very Confused	01/03/2008 5:46 AM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	tclederman	01/03/2008 5:53 AM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	rustednuts	01/03/2008 6:30 AM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	atomarc	01/03/2008 6:36 AM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	6cylindersovertexas	01/03/2008 6:45 AM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Denny Graham	01/03/2008 12:51 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Jim Meier	01/03/2008 3:02 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	atomarc	01/03/2008 3:28 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	tclederman	01/03/2008 3:46 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Jim Meier	01/03/2008 4:09 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	Denny Graham	01/03/2008 4:29 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	tclederman	01/03/2008 8:27 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	6cylindersovertexas	01/03/2008 8:53 PM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	rustednuts	01/05/2008 3:45 AM
Re: Carburetor Insulator Spacer and Gasket	bigmacdaddy	01/09/2008 4:26 AM

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