Yes, the stock gasket is better than silicone. But silicone is ok if put on thin enough.

The pictures are not easy to find, but take a look at the wiki now, there are hundreds of topics and thousands of photos there.

aahhh..thanks guys.

You must get sick of nubz like me not looking properly hey dd?

Is the gasket alone good enough for sealing of the bakelite piece? When I took it off it had high temp silicon as the gasket.

Cheers

Yes, the carburetor insulator is a must-have. It helps performance.

here are the four types of bonnet rubbers. See Bonnet for more details

the spacer is designed to prevent heatsoak finding it's way up to the carby, really you're coice if you wish to go without it.

Heya guys,

At about what stage would you consider putting in a bakelite spacer between carby and manifold? Would it be an issue not having one for a daily driving?

Also, I have checked a HEAP of the engine bay photos and none that I could find had a good image of the bonnet rubbers. I am just curious as to the orientation of them. Can someone point me in the right direction on this, the previous owner just had square rubber blocks glued in.

Cheers

Clay