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Posted by: JimN73 Aug 21 2011, 04:36 PM

suffering with a vacuum leak and took this weekend to see what could be done about it. The base gaskets in the rebuild kit I have are paper and pretty thick - the ones in the car are black and I'm not sure what they're made of. Are the cardboardy ones the current gasket???

And more importantly, one of the phenolic spacers is broken. I've looked at the usual websites and can't find them. Any ideas about a replacement source?

As always, your help is appreciated.

Jim

Posted by: Kirmizi Aug 21 2011, 05:37 PM

I recently rebuilt my Webers and all of the gaskets in the kit were the "cardboardy" ones.
Here's where I picked up a couple sets of the phenolic spacers.
Search for "MRRAGPICKER"
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=84420&hl=spacers
Mike

Posted by: JimN73 Aug 21 2011, 05:59 PM

Thanks, Mike. I sent a PM

Jim

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Aug 21 2011, 07:34 PM

Pelican and AA both have the phenolic spacers. I bet GPR does too.

Zach

Posted by: JimN73 Aug 21 2011, 07:52 PM

Thanks. I looked earlier, but looked under carb parts. Didn't realize they were used on FI.too

Posted by: jt914-6 Aug 21 2011, 08:17 PM

Did a search on AA, Pelican, and GPR and had no luck on the 40 IDF phenolic spacers. I need a set. Does anyone know where some could be had???

Posted by: JimN73 Aug 21 2011, 08:28 PM

I found them at Pelican. Here's the part # and description. They have 2.0 as well - on the same page

022-129-707F $7.50 2 $15.00
Intake Manifold Gasket (2 per car, sold individually), 914 1.7/1.8
(1970-75), each Brand: Reinz

Posted by: Al Meredith Aug 21 2011, 08:38 PM

If you use the thick plastic spacers/ gaskets you may have to install longer studs when fitting carb manifolds.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Aug 21 2011, 08:44 PM

They're fuel injection parts, not specifically for Webers.

--DD

Posted by: jt914-6 Aug 21 2011, 08:51 PM

That's why a search on PP for weber phenolic spacer did no good....Thanks


EDIT: Got a pair coming from PP....