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By PWH42 - 17 Years Ago
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Did a 57 292 with a Holley 4 barrel come with a spacer between carb and manifold?
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 17 Years Ago
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'57 292 didn't come from the factory with a 4 barrel that I know of. John
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By PWH42 - 17 Years Ago
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Oops,my mistake. This carb and manifold came off a 57 312,not a 292.
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By DANIEL TINDER - 17 Years Ago
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When did the HD truck 292 with 4 barrel come out?
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 17 Years Ago
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Paul: The '57 would have had a spacer, 1/2" thick, under the carb. I have seen both phenolic and aluminum spacers, couldn't vouch which, or both, were original. John in Selma, IN
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By PWH42 - 17 Years Ago
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Thanks John, I thought it should have one.This one didn't,so I made one out of wood.
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By 2DRHRDTP57 - 17 Years Ago
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Wood !!!! as in wood that is for making funiture and building houses?????? I hope your engine doesnt huff and puff and burn your manifold spacer down. Jeez, i wood (get it) prefer to see other materials supporting my fuel delivery apparatus other than wood. Or am I off the planet? No offense but I dont see wood in the performance parts catalouge of Edelbrock, Holley, Weiand and Offenhauser, not sure that this is a long term solution.
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By Glen Henderson - 17 Years Ago
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A hard dense wood such as Purple Heart or Mock Orange would make a very good spacer. It has excellent insulation qualities. I had a "B" intake (let James Potter have it yesterday) that came off a 1963 292 HD truck engine. It looks just like the 1957 intake, it had a Holley with vac governor.
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By Ted - 17 Years Ago
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The Nascar racers have been using wood for carburetor spacers for a good number of years in that there are some unique insulating properties with the wood that are not found in plastic, phenolic, or aluminum. And of course the type of wood would also be important in this regard as you’d obviously not use pine or similar soft wood. A quick internet search finds that Moroso offers at least four different carb spacers manufactured from wood.
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By 2DRHRDTP57 - 17 Years Ago
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Well I'll be a monkeys uncle, you learn something everyday. Wood wood be the last thing I wood have thought you wood have made a spacer out of given the heat and fuel that it is exposed to. Obviously choice of wood must be the trick. Pinochio was made of oak i think....
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By PWH42 - 17 Years Ago
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Dutchy, We midwestern U.S. farm boys that grew up in the very lean times of the 40's and 50's learned to make do with what we had.Most of us have never changed those ways.Happily,in this instance,my thrifty ways got me a part that really does work well.Incidentally.I made it out of red oak.
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