I used a thick 2" O-ring held in place by a simple groove I put in the
isolator block. It required longer studs but eliminated 99% of the problem.
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Boruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
To: <BillB@bnj.com>
Cc: <garygret@sbcglobal.net>; <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: float bowls on HS6 carbs
> Yes, you just need to elongate 2 of the holes for the plate that gets
> sandwiched between the carbs and manifold. Also longer studs to use
> nylock nuts will be needed. My SUs are set up that way. Joe(B)
>
> -- Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com> wrote:
> I wonder if Weber mounts will work on SU carbs
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Gary & Gretchen
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:19 PM
> To: Jack W. Drews; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: float bowls on HS6 carbs
>
> Jack,
>
> I've been amazed what fatigues and breaks off a 40 year old race car. A
> couple years ago I had one of the float chamber bolts snap off at the tip
> where it screws into the carb housing. Happily the chamber just dropped an
> inch and killed two cylinders without gushing fuel all over and starting a
> fire. It could have been a bit loose and the high vibration killed it -
> who
> thinks to check the things, expecially since they're behind the choke
> linkage and quite difficult to access. I found some soft rubber mounts in
> place of the hard mounts and loctited the heck out of the replacement
> bolts.
>
> But I have only a half dozen events since so no real history to report.
>
> Gary Schneider
> 37 EP 62 TR4
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:01 PM
> Subject: float bowls on HS6 carbs
>
>
>> Sunday at the Mitty I came in from the race running on two cylinders. The
>> cause was that the single bolt holding the float chamber to the body of
>> one carb had fractured and the float chamber was hanging by the hoses.
>>
>> I've seen this happen on two other cars and both resulted in underhood
>> fires. Thank goodness I didn't have that, but I could have. I thought
>> those two incidents were too isolated to worry about. Wrongo.
>>
>> Has anybody else had this problem? If so, does anybody have a way to
>> prevent this, other than replacing the 40-year-old bolt?
>>
>> uncle jack
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