The car is a 1985 GS: I pulled the carb off to rebuild, when I started to clean up the "carb isolator" (the base that sits between the carb and the intake manifold, that has 5 brass tubes) I discovered that I can't get the old gaskets off the "isolator". It is feels like it is bonded to the "isolator"! It didn't stick to the manifold or the carb? Any help would be appreciated, thought about soaking it in the carb cleaner, suspect that would damage the paint: but if I have to? Help!
Thanks, Speke-EZ

 

i tried my damdest to get that off of there and it wont come so i just cleaned it up as best i could and put it back on with the gaskets that came in the kit for it.

 

myn happend to stay to the manifold i just cleaned it an put the new one on top

 

The phenolic spacer has no gaskets, at least the on the carbs I've taken off. It is the same setup as the FI engines. I don't know why there is even base gaskets in the kit.

 

Base gaskets are in the kit since the kit is for a variety of mazda carbs. I assumed that the base gaskets in the kit are for a different setup. I did take the gaskets off a phenolic spacer once. Dont do it.

 

drimmel tools get gaskets off, the best way. and it cleans up the gasket residue.