Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Randy Berger On 2012/1/5 7:58:45

The heat from the exhaust crossing underneath the carb will burn the paint on the intake manifold in very short order. When I redid the heads on my 400 I blocked off the heat passage in both heads with brass core plugs that fit the opening very snugly. I only drive the car in warm weather and the heat under the carb is not needed. Even on very cool days the car only requires a few minutes warming up to run normally. I also have the choke set wide open. Others have said they don't like to do this, so I am just posting it for your consideration.