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Message: <blockquote data-quote="krakum1967" data-source="post: 125874" data-attributes="member: 3691">SO does it matter which side is up or downhill?  If so, should I try to level the carb.  Yea, I am sure its at the head, I tried cutting gaskets from material that is way to rigid and thin, and I tried doubling it up, that never works.  That has to be it.  Still going back over everything I have done this week.  Now I am doubting all things I hgave touched kind of thing.May I PM you on this Joe?I know its not the joints, that rubber seals to the runners way to nicely.I am going to revisit my wood adapter plate too.  I was not able to use the self tappers like you descrtibed cause I had already drill the matching holes for the carriage bolts.  And those heads are in the way.   I also think my plywoord is a poor grade.  It is full of those gluing error hols in the plys.  I need to go up for a sheet of 5/8 anyway, my ramp is getting weak.Still going to check timing and al lthat again.One last question, if I can get my hands on sheet rubber, how would that do for the gaskets.  More on that, the joints seal very well with the rubberized cork.  But they burn.  Oh do they burn, and once they heat through, boom goes the vacuum.  So I tried flat sheet rubberized paper 1/32 in thick.  Its too thin and wount budge enough for imperfections, its more of a cover gasket material, and like I said, I doubled it up. so I am sure air is getting through there.So would 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch rubber sheet. Will that work?Thanks Joe</blockquote>

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