11-13-2017, 12:31 PM
Doug,
i was surprised at your question as it seems that you're thinking west bend reeds were only fitted in west bend manifolds.
or maybe i misunderstood your post.
anyway for newbes and anyone else interested.
there were only about 6 early style reed cages made back in the day.
these reeds are found in almost all the aftermarket manifolds .
this was probably because it's alot cheaper to make just the manifold and use a reed block available "off the shelf".
there were some exceptions but the reeds below are the commonly used reeds in almost all the early manifold designs.
west bend triangular style
[attachment=2737][attachment=2738]
the go-power 6 reed hexigon style pyramid reed
[attachment=2735][attachment=2736]
and
about 4 different homelite style pyramid reeds.
i only found a couple of pix i'll ad whats missing later.
i will post a verbal description for now
theres ones with a tiny pyramid inside the reed block and some without.
theres also a reed block with even reed retainer screws a better design as the angled reed retainer screws don't allow flipping bent reeds
[attachment=2740][attachment=2739]
i was surprised at your question as it seems that you're thinking west bend reeds were only fitted in west bend manifolds.
or maybe i misunderstood your post.
anyway for newbes and anyone else interested.
there were only about 6 early style reed cages made back in the day.
these reeds are found in almost all the aftermarket manifolds .
this was probably because it's alot cheaper to make just the manifold and use a reed block available "off the shelf".
there were some exceptions but the reeds below are the commonly used reeds in almost all the early manifold designs.
west bend triangular style
[attachment=2737][attachment=2738]
the go-power 6 reed hexigon style pyramid reed
[attachment=2735][attachment=2736]
and
about 4 different homelite style pyramid reeds.
i only found a couple of pix i'll ad whats missing later.
i will post a verbal description for now
theres ones with a tiny pyramid inside the reed block and some without.
theres also a reed block with even reed retainer screws a better design as the angled reed retainer screws don't allow flipping bent reeds
[attachment=2740][attachment=2739]