I need a spacer

[billymagfhloinn]

Hi friends,

I have a weber 32/36 carb and a manifold put on my Laser 1.6 litre, but I don't have a spacer between the two of them. Right now the carb is just bolted onto the manifold, and I know the setup requires some plate between the two.

Anyone have such a part?

Thanks,
Billy.

[Beakster]

Here you go http://www.burtonpower.com/ft784a.html

Best check the base of the carb against a metal ruler when you take it off. Running it without the plastic spacer can cause it to warp resulting in an air leak.

[billymagfhloinn]

Thanks Beakster. Someone told me that the spacer should have a inlet/outlet pipe going into it, and there's a blocked off pipe (vacuum i think) coming off the carb.

Thoughts?

[Beakster]

Not sure what you mean. If you can post pictures that would help. I don't believe any Weber DGAV Capris in the UK had a spacer with vacuum hoses going into them. Such things are usually only used on engines with EGR.

[billymagfhloinn]

Here's the kind of thing my mechanic mentioned:



The aluminium spacer in the middle here has a pipe/tube coming out the side.

Is this not necessary for a pinto 1.6?

[Beakster]

I dont think I've ever seen one of them come off a Capri before. So I don't think you need it. The only spacer should be the plastic one to insulate the carb from the heat of the engine.

I could be wrong though. I'll move this thread to the Q&A forum in the hope someone else can back me up or disagree.

[billymagfhloinn]

Thanks beakster.

[Dave]

Beakster is right.
I can only think that spacer is to fit a DGAS to a xflow.
Certainly never seen one like that before and definitely not standard.