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'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member
Username: Peter
Post Number: 2075
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 11:29 pm: | |
That's pretty cheap for four of them. Just make sure which types of carbs they are for (DCNF's come in 4-bolt and 5-bolt top covers. The 5-bolt ones are used on 308's. Even other OEM 5-bolt top gaskets are not the same as the 308's - starting system air passages have different cut-outs on the top covers). |
Henry D. Chin (Hanknum)
New member
Username: Hanknum
Post Number: 31
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 12:51 am: | |
The ones I keep seeing on Ebay are $59 for the set of 4 DCNF's. |
Mitchell Le (Yelcab1)
Member
Username: Yelcab1
Post Number: 428
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 9:09 am: | |
Pierce Manifolds sells their for $40 each. |
'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member
Username: Peter
Post Number: 2068
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 10:12 pm: | |
For a price comparison, Superformance sells their kits for 20 UK Pounds each. These contain:
-All of the paper gaskets
-Base gasket
-Idle jet O-Rings (more than you'll need actually, just in case you drop them! I have!)
-Fuel inlet filter retainer gasket
-Pump diaphram
-Pump jet copper gaskets
-Float needle assembly |
Bill Sebestyen (Bill308)
Member
Username: Bill308
Post Number: 369
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 5:33 pm: | |
Henry,
I bought a set of these rebuild kits also. I haven't used them yet, maybe this winter when I do the second set of carbs. |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Junior Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 246
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 12:56 pm: | |
I would be curious to know how the price compares to Pierce Manifolds for the same stuff.
BTW, I had to file flat the surface for both the fuel 'banjo' and the big nut retaining the little fuel filter screen. Poorly cast on my car. |
Gerrit Visser (Gerritv)
Junior Member
Username: Gerritv
Post Number: 103
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 5:30 am: | |
Yes, I bought a set last fall for my GT4. The kit was very complete. The only issue I had was with the fuel banjo gaskets. After a few days of driving they were leaking on 2 of the 4 carbs. Re-tightening didn't completely solve the problem. So I went back to the original copper ones. Perhaps I could have tightened them up further but didn't want to risk stripping the threads in the carb body.
BTW, don't forget to sand/file the choke mounting flat, otherwise you will continue to have leaks there. There were some previous threads on FerrariChat about this topic.
The base gaskets can be bought from some of the VW aftermarket parts places. I don't think SodaCom's has them at the moment. |
Henry D. Chin (Hanknum)
New member
Username: Hanknum
Post Number: 28
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 1:34 am: | |
Has anyone had any experience with the rebuild kit that is selling on Ebay right now? I've seen this guy selling these kits for a while now. Does anyone know the quality of these kits and whether or not they provide everything you need? |