One is for the front carb, the other is for the rear carb. Which carb
are you rebuilding, front or rear? Or, to put it another way, where is
the float bowl going, on the front of the carb body, or the rear (as it
will be mounted on the car)?
Bill Mantz wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info. I'm still confused as to the listing of a "front" and a
> "rear" adapter for the same carb though, especially since they have
> different part numbers. I guess my real question is how would you know which
> one you need, since only one is required?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter C. [mailto:nosimport@mailbag.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:36 PM
> To: Robert Van Kirk; bmantz@roanoke.infi.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Carb part description
>
> At 08:22 PM 8/22/2001, Robert Van Kirk wrote:
> >Peter,
> > Weren't they also designed to act a dampeners of the engine
> > harmonics to keep the fuel from vibrating so much as to cause starvation
> > problems. I tried to mount a set of float bowls without them once and
> > couldn't get the engine to rev over 4K until I got them replaced. And
> > don't forget the small rubber washer on the other side of the carb body.
> >
> >Bob
> ==
> Bob,
> Good point! Never tried it without them, but it makes sense. Once
> again we're faced with a possibility, just a possibility, that the folks
> that designed these things, dare I say engineers, actually KNEW what they
> were doing? Don't be fooled by simplicity. Engineers NEED to draw more
> lines and stuff.... the designs don't necessarily need to be redrawn.
> So, anyway Bill, best get the other side as well. Item # 17 is a
> bunch cheaper.
> Peter C
> Apologies to Ron
> ====
> >>From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
> >>Reply-To: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
> >>To: "Bill Mantz" <bmantz@roanoke.infi.net>, "Spridgets"
> >><spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >>Subject: Re: Carb part description
> >>Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:58:12 -0500
> >>
> >>Bill,
> >> Those rubber things are not seals, but rather mounts. Moss calls
> >>them adapters. They actually position the angle of the float bowl relative
> >>to the manifold. Different applications of HS carbs would have different
> >>"adapters" depending on the angle of the manifold since the float bowl lid
> >>must always be parallel to the ground. Different adapters have that
> >>positioning tab in different clock positions. All HS carbs have them.
> >> Anyway, you only need 1 per carb, if at all, as they do not seal
> >>anything and are remarkably re-useable.
> >> I hope I understood your question correctly.
> >> Peter C
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