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Bob from Northport · 08-19-2023, 12:25 PM

I removed a carburetor off my 54- 256 engine to replace with an original rebuilt. There was a gasket under the bakelite spacer, then the spacer, then two more gaskets on top. Shouldn't there be only one gasket on each side of the Bakelite spacer that the carb attaches to???

Gene F · 08-19-2023, 02:19 PM

Yes. Maybe it was to better align the linkages..... Who knows.

russonator · 08-21-2023, 02:08 PM

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08-19-2023, 12:25 PM	#1
Bob from Northport Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: 215 E. 6th Street Northport, Michigan 49670 Posts: 955	54 Mercury Carb question I removed a carburetor off my 54- 256 engine to replace with an original rebuilt. There was a gasket under the bakelite spacer, then the spacer, then two more gaskets on top. Shouldn't there be only one gasket on each side of the Bakelite spacer that the carb attaches to??? __________________ Bob from Northport Northport, Michigan

08-19-2023, 02:19 PM	#2
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,010	Re: 54 Mercury Carb question Yes. Maybe it was to better align the linkages..... Who knows.

08-21-2023, 02:08 PM	#3
russonator Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Philly Burb Posts: 87	Re: 54 Mercury Carb question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) People have been known to try and fix small vacuum leaks this way as well.