Carburetor gasket/spacer

[theoldwizard2 2]

When I removed the carburetor from my 310-8 with a Kohler 241 engine the gasket/spacer tore badly.  The parts manual says it is a 271030, but the images I have found for that gasket show one that is "standard" gasket thickness.  The old on is about 1/4" thick !  More a space/insulator than just a gasket.

 

Is that the correct part number ?  Better solution ?

[theoldwizard2 2]

I found this on eBay 3 pack Carburetor Gasket Fit for K series

 

[rmaynard 15,737]

I had two B-100's. One of the K-241 engine/carburetor had a thick spacer, and one had a thin gasket. I've swapped them with no difference. Don't know what the significance of the thick one is. Maybe it was a clearance thing.

 

Checking with Isavetractors.com he says it's to insulate the carburetor from the hot engine. Go figure.

Edited April 24, 2021 by rmaynard

[squonk 41,658]

Thick gasket is an insulator to keep heat away from the carb in certain applications. Of course with that muffler right there, a lot of good it will do! 

[Howie 899]

You cxan scrape the gasket off each side of the thicker one and use 

the gaskets shown. The middle of most of those is plastic or something like that.

[theoldwizard2 2]

18 hours ago, rmaynard said:

I had two B-100's. One of the K-241 engine/carburetor had a thick spacer, and one had a thin gasket. I've swapped them with no difference. Don't know what the significance of the thick one is.

 

Good to know !

 

18 hours ago, rmaynard said:

 

Checking with Isavetractors.com he says it's to insulate the carburetor from the hot engine.

 

Very common on air cooled engines !

Edited April 25, 2021 by theoldwizard2