carb rubber gasket

[dave lfc]

hi everyone i have recently changed the carb on my 1.9 dg petrol van,now i am sure there was a rubber gasket in between the carb and the inlet trunking if thats what it is called,can these still be bought,cheers dave

[jamesandtheopenroad]

What carb have you changed to?

[kevtherev]

Between the inlet manifold and carb there should be a gasket...half an inch thick

[itchyfeet]

I think he means the thin round gasket between the top of the carb and the inlet trunking about 100mm in diameter and about 4 mm wide.

never seen then on Brickwerks

[dave lfc]

I think he means the thin round gasket between the top of the carb and the inlet trunking about 100mm in diameter and about 4 mm wide.

never seen then on Brickwerks

yes thats the one can you get them still,cheers dave

[CovKid]

If I remember rightly, you can get an equivalent by searching for 'O' rings on either ebay or the Net in general. I seem to recall many places that do them in every conceivable size. They're not much - postage will probably be more.

[itchyfeet]

O ring is a great idea but stock O rings that size are hard to come by , usually you get it by the length then cut and join it to the right diameter.

An old water pump o ring is slightly larger than you need so it you have one, a sharp blade and some superglue should do the trick

origional gasket is 92mm ID 102mm OD and 2mm thick

[NicBeeee]

I made one recently from a spare piece of epdm roof sheet 1.5mm thick, did the job

[dave lfc]

thanks for all the advice but i made one from a spare piece of vacuum hose and has worked a treat,cheers dave

[CovKid]

Way to go Dave. Man after my own heart. Think laterally, always pays.

[katykoo]

Hi,

I have just read this thread. I need the rubber spacer type gasket that sits between the head and the carb manifolds-around 5mm thick. Apparnetly the paper type gaskets sit over the spacers? VW heritage/JK don't stock them. I was told thta this would effect cold start-which ist did this am, the carbs are back on with new gaskets, and minus the spacer gasket...

[kevtherev]

Find a thick rubber* mat and cut one out

[katykoo]

Hi,

I've discovered that the gasket is likely made up of phenolic rubber, and Ebay sells sheet of it-different thickness that are cheap and cheerful, so will go down the hand ade route!