I finally found a little time to try and work on my 59 cadillac today. It doesnt idle when in gear it just stalls unless you hold the gas dow and sometimes that not enough. i figured id start with the visually obvious. the carb base gasket was leaking . so i pulled it apart to replace it with a gasket i order a couple months ago. there where 4 gaskets under the carb? a rubber one on top, than a metal thin one, than a thick hard one which i broke, than a another thin one that seamed to be made of the same material that intake gaskets are made of. my question is - is this how they came from the factory or did some one put them on ? what purpose do they serve and do i need them? i only have a replacement for the top gasket. after this is fixed i will change everything from the points to the plugs. the carb was recently rebuilt just before i got the car less than 2 years ago any help would be great thanks john
The stainless plate probably belongs there. My '66 275hp 327 with Carter AVS has the same gasket stack. Is there a channel in the intake right under the carb? It's plugged with carbon. If you clean it out you will find a hole going down each side into the heat crossover passage. It runs exhaust heat under the carb for preheat when cold. The stainless plate below the carb keeps the exhaust from blowing directly on the carb. The only thing I don't remember is if from the factory there was a gasket between the stainless plate and the carb. Most of the time when you take one apart you will see what you have; gasket/stainless/gasket/carb. Since you're in Jersey, I'd keep the heat crossover. Clean it all out. Put it back together in the same order. Don't over torque the carb mounting studs. Those AFB's are great carbs. Super simple to clean up. Holler if you need any more help.
F/T/C, The following is how I run an AFB on a stock cast iron manifold on a 283 chev.The manifold and carb are from a 300hp/327 all stock. First a std.carb base gasket,next the thin metal gasket,another std.carb gasket,the bakelite spacer,another std.gasket,another thin metal plate,another std gasket and FINALLY the AFB. All this is pretty much as it came from GM. The idea is not to cook/perculate the gas in the carb.Isolate it from the hot cast iron manifold. Good luck,265glide.
thanks ! next problem - how do i find the bottom gasket and the thick middle gasket? the only thing ive found at the local parts stores and rockauto is the top thin rubber like gasket. thanks again john
Check with NAPA...they mite be able to order it for you...if not, some of the specialty Cad places -- USA parts in Virginia (www.usapartssupply.com) or McVey's in Kansas (913-722-0707). R-
THANKS i got the spacer from www.usapartssupply.com and the metal shim and gaskets from daytona parts. the assymbly manuel shows a regular gasket on the intake, than the spacer, than a regular gasket, than the metal shim, than the carb. and that channel in the intake was clogged bad. i still havnt done the reinstall yet though. anybody know a good place for distributor rebuilding?? thanks John
FYI you might want to join this group of Cadillac Modifiers : http://www.modifiedcadillac.org Also, here are some parts suppliers: CADDY-PARTS.COM "The Best New or Used part at the best price." AGUS, Inc., 301 Zion Hill Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307 10877-639-2237 or 864-579-0023 or fax: 864-579-0524 Keith Williams, Mgr. or J.L.Enndewell, Pres. partsmgr@caddy-parts.com or www.caddy-parts.com RICK'S ANTIQUES & AUTOS (MANY '59 Caddies & Parts) 3310 Birdwell Ln @ Gilmer Rd., Longview, TX, 75605 Rick Smith (903) 758-0480 (903) 759-1390 KEVIN RAFFERTY '57 to '64 Cadillac Specialist 643 Longacre Ln. Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 (541) 783-3324 MEMORY LANE 11311 Pendleton St. Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818)504-3341 (818)768-2613 fax web: www.oldautoparts.com email: memorylaneauto@yahoo.com COOPER'S VINTAGE AUTO PARTS (Lots of Cadillac/Olds parts) 121 East Linden Ave.(off 5 Alameda East.) Burbank, CA 91502 (818)567-4140 (818)567-4101 www.coopersvintage.com ALL CADILLACS OF THE FORTIES & FIFTIES (Specializing in '40s & '50s) Ed Cholakian 12811 Foothill Blvd. Sylmar, CA 91342 (818)808-1147 (818)361-1147 (818)361-1140 (818)361-9738 fax www.allcads.com DAN'S CLASSIC AUTO PARTS (recommended by Jim Eccleston) 40 S.E 28TH, Portland, OR, 97214-1802 (503) 234-6674 D.BAER'S CADILLAC VILLE P.O.BOX B Winlock, WA 98596 (206) 785-4133 CADILLAC USA PARTS 261 Industrial Blvd, Kearneysville, WV 25430 304-724-6600 Phone or 304-724-6660 Fax web: www.usapartssupply.com email: tim@usapartssupply.com HONEST JOHN'S CADDY CORNER P.O box 741/2271 FM407W Justin, TX 76247 (940)648-3330 (940)648-9135 fax (888)592-2339 www.honestjohn.com HOLCOMBE CADILLAC PARTS (He should have what you need. Not cheap, but his service is excellent) 2933 Century Lane, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA Ted Holcombe Voice: 215-245-4560 Fax: 215-633-9916 CADILLACS ONLY - 1975 and older (At the opposite corner of the San Fernando valley from Cadillac King. "Their selection of Cadillacs is VERY extensive, and they were helpful and treated me as a potential customer." (Jim Eccleston)) 21250 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth,CA, 91311 Ask for Bill (818)772-0707. SMOTHER'S CADILLAC PARTS / SPI Distributors 2155 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa, CA, 95407 Phone: (800)550-1223 or (707)527-7200 Phone service available Monday through Friday 8AM to 5PM PST Fax: (707)544-0238 WEB: http://www.smothers.com/cadillac/ E-Mail: info@smothers.com CADILLAC AUTO RECYCLING From 1950 To Present Date - We Ship Cadillac Parts Anywhere! 3715 Recycle Road . Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Toll Free 800-368-2223 . Phone 916-638-5515 Monday - Friday 8am - 5:30pm . Saturday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm PST WEB: www.cadauto.com BOBBY'S ANTIQUES & CLASSIC CADILLAC PARTS 684 Schappell Rd., Hamburg, PA 19526 (610) 562-8631 Robert Stewart JUSTIN HARTLEY - CADILLAC PARTS (Also Service Books) 17 Fox Meadow Ln, West Hartford, CN, 06107 860-523-0056 CALIFORNIA COLLECTIBLE PARTS, Inc. (Specializing In Cadillac Parts) 7341 Atoll Ave., N. Hollywood, CA 91605 (818) 764-9497 (818) 764-4275 fax Gary
I finally put everthing back together this weekend cleaned out the cross over installed gassket pack gasket/phenolic? 1/2spacer / gasket/stainless shim. as per the assyembly manual new points set ,cap and rotor, wires, and plugs, and set idle and timing. AND SHE RUNS GREAT!!! broke the tires loose in the driveway NOW I just gotta figure out why shes toed out so bad.
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