Refitting quadrajet - base gasket + metal shim?
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:40 pm
Hi,
When i removed my carb, below the base gasket and ontop of the intake manifold holes there was a metal shim in the same shape as the gasket. I forgot to ask robin about this. My question is - do i need this metal shim? its only about 0.3 mm thick. On the websites ive looked at ive not found anything quite the same, and the ones i did find are apparently supposed to be fitted directly above the base gasket and are to prevent burn through....
The shim i have, has small folded pieces of metal which locate into the openings on the manifold so as to locate it centrally.
When i removed my carb, below the base gasket and ontop of the intake manifold holes there was a metal shim in the same shape as the gasket. I forgot to ask robin about this. My question is - do i need this metal shim? its only about 0.3 mm thick. On the websites ive looked at ive not found anything quite the same, and the ones i did find are apparently supposed to be fitted directly above the base gasket and are to prevent burn through....
The shim i have, has small folded pieces of metal which locate into the openings on the manifold so as to locate it centrally.