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Re: Carburetor Gaskets

To: "Mark G. van der Hoek" <captainhoek@koan.com>,
Subject: Re: Carburetor Gaskets
From: Joseph Roach <jroach@qualcomm.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:24:18 -0800
At 04:44 PM 1/19/99 -0800, Mark G. van der Hoek wrote:
>
>
>"HUBBARD, Charles E." wrote:
>> 
>> Does anyone know where I can get a cheap set of the flat gaskets that go on
>> either side of the Phenolic Block Gasket (the  big rubber gaskets that are
>> between the carburetors and the intake manifold).  There is nothing special
>> about them but Nissan lists them for $12.32/each (part #16175-A5101).  I
>> think this is way too high considering that you need two per carb.
>> 
>> I know someone who would be willing to have them made if there were enough
>> people to justify the creation of a die set.
>> 
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>
>Gasket material, an Exacto knife, and a pair of scissors work for me. 
>This is not a high pressure gasket, so it's not critical.  Just use
>the phenolic blocks as a template and get cuttin'!
>
For gasket material, use the paper type (kind of like construction paper)
NOT CORK! Heat will break down the cork and then for some reason the car
won't idle worth a crap. Using the phenolic blocks as a template like Mark
said makes this a pretty easy task.

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