You should have a small hole in the bottom of the air filter plate, it probably
is plugged. You'll need to purchase the appropriate
fittings to hook it up.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Dan Hackney
>Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 2:53 PM
>To: Bob Howard; mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: 72 MGB hose questions
>
>
>Bob-
>I don't see a place for crankcase breather to go to the weber, so I'll
>follow others advice and simply route into the airstream below the car.
>I have the first two hoses you list for the carbon canister, but the third
>is simply not connected to anything. Is there a provision on the weber for
>this? If not, should I plug it or leave it open?
>Also, on most of the picture's I've seen of b-series engines with the weber,
>the air filter box is rectangular. Mine is round. Any signifigance to
>this?
>Thanks!
>-Dan
>72 MGB
>
>> Dan,
>> Crankcase breather hose should go to the carb or manifold somehow. I
>> don't know how one hooks it up to a Weber. On the SU installation for the
>> '72 MGBs, it hooks right into the carb.
>> The carbon filter cannister--the three ports all open into the top, so
>> it doesn't matter which connects to what hose. You're right that one goes
>> to the vapor line back to the fuel separator in the boot and then on to
>> the tank. One goes to the rocker cover to collect oil fumes when engine
>> is shut off, and to supply air from the cannister to the sump when engine
>> is running. The third one goes to the carbs to suck out the gasoline and
>> oil vapors the cannister collected and held.
>> Bob
>> '72 GT
>>
>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2001 19:57:19 -0500 "Dan Hackney" <danhackney@nc.rr.com>
>> writes:
>> > Hello,
>> > I'm trying to learn more about our MG while I work on it, and while
>> > poking
>> > around under the hood (bonnet) I found some things to ask about.
>> > Most
>> > involve hoses and their proper routing. The car has been
>> > "de-smogged" & has
>> > a single Weber carb.
>> > First, the crankcase breather hose simply goes up and over the
>> > manifolds and
>> > hangs pointing downward. Is this correct? Haynes & Clausager seem
>> > to show
>> > y-pipes, etc, but I assume a car in my situation may be different.
>> > On the charcoal canister, the middle top line goes to the rocker
>> > cover. One
>> > of the others goes under the car (to the fuel tank?) and the other
>> > top
>> > connecter as well as the fitting on the bottom of the canister
>> > pointing
>> > towards the front of the car have no associated hoses. Comments?
>> > Lastly, the coolant overflow hose is attached to the side of the
>> > radiator
>> > with a bit of wire and then goes through the hole in the shroud and
>> > rests in
>> > the little rail where the cross member bolts protrude. What is the
>> > proper
>> > routing?
>> > Thanks for help on my novice questions,
>> >
>> > -Dan
>> > '72 B
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