carb icing, what to do?

[domeier]

Originally Posted by dagoat

Another thought to ponder. My thirdgen firebird uses coolant running beside the throttle body in order to prevent icing. I don't know of any vehicle carbs off hand that allow coolant to flow through, but I do know there are carbs for motorcycles that have passages for coolant.

When I bought my truck it had a water jacketed spacer between the Holley 600 and manifold. I guess it was to heat the carb? I guess? I guess I don't know what it was supposed to do. I threw it away.