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
west bend reed 1.png (Size: 72.07 KB / Downloads: 93)
the go-power 6 reed hexigon style pyramid reed
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
126086-3ac5347e2e885a2ee75684d7959337e6.jpg (Size: 4.84 KB / Downloads: 93)
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
west bend reed 1.png (Size: 72.07 KB / Downloads: 93)
the go-power 6 reed hexigon style pyramid reed
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
126086-3ac5347e2e885a2ee75684d7959337e6.jpg (Size: 4.84 KB / Downloads: 93)
Dave L.