I recently replaced my carburetor gasket on my 250. Everything is stock as far as I know. But now the carb and air cleaner hit the hood. You can visibly see a difference when you shut the hood. I never had this problem before. The new gasket wasn't much thicker than the old one.
Here's the gasket and how it looks. But pics of how it looks with the hood shut you can't really tell
How much thicker is the new gasket compared to the original gasket? Mavericks have a substantial amount of hood clearance, so something is not right...
The Maverick hood is the lowest of the Falcon Six based cars. The 250 is basically a 'stroked' 200 with a block deck height almost 2" taller than the 200 - needing the unique Carter RBS carb with the squat profile and low fuel bowl. Later (75 up ?) used the YF with a unique but different Air Cleaner. If carb or AC have been switched at any point, there may be interference with the low hood line. hav e fun RBS YF'as
I assume the I-6 is taller than the V-8, because I'm running a Weiand stealth high-rise intake with a half-inch carb spacer, Holley 4150 series carb, and a full-size air cleaner without any clearance problems. In any case, the O.P. says he only replaced the carb gasket...
