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
>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
>===
>At 07:22 PM 8/22/2001, Bill Mantz wrote:
> >I am semi-rebuliding(cleaning and replacing gaskets and seals) the HS-2
> >carbs on the 71 Midget.
> >The rubber seal between the float chamber and carb body needs replacing.
>The
> >only thing the M%^$ catalog shows is a front and rear adapter for 8.75
>each
> >(35 bucks for 4 rubber seal, according to the sales person, the "front
> >adapter goes on the front carb and the rear adapter goes on the rear
>carb" -
> >sigh. My manuals don't show this piece at all. Are these the correct
> >parts?????
>
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