Carburetor Question

njk53 · 09-03-2013, 09:41 AM

I opened up our Rochester Q-Jet to re-jet and I noticed in the center of the air horn gasket there is a piece of what looks like electrical tape/plastic material with the holes cut away so the rear metering rods and the hole for the threaded rod for the air cleaner to clear.

I have two different carburetors one done by Dean Oliver and one was done by Hedworth and they both had this piece of tape or plastic in the center. Does anyone know what it is there for?

09-03-2013, 09:41 AM	#1
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Carburetor Question I opened up our Rochester Q-Jet to re-jet and I noticed in the center of the air horn gasket there is a piece of what looks like electrical tape/plastic material with the holes cut away so the rear metering rods and the hole for the threaded rod for the air cleaner to clear. I have two different carburetors one done by Dean Oliver and one was done by Hedworth and they both had this piece of tape or plastic in the center. Does anyone know what it is there for? __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345