At 15:07 5/8/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Fellow moggers:
>
>It has worried me that my '67 4/4, with its single throat down draught solex
>carb, has no air filter. Casual investigations suggest that there just
>isn't enough room to mount even a modified filter and meet bonnet clearances
>(its really tight!). In conversation with "Bob" at Morgan spares he
>casually suggested a remote air filter with bendable tubing to route up to
>the carb. I would guess the air filter should be in front of the radiator
>so as to grab cold air.
>
>Any comments? I suppose it would be pretty hard to determine if this was
>too restrictive, short of testing it out.
>
>I put out a general call for Solex carbed mog owners and got no responses.
>Are there none of you out there on the list? Speak to me!
>
>Many thanks,
>Will Zehring
Hi Will,
I have a 1960 Plus 4 which has recently had a full engine rebuild.
Included in the rebuild was the fitting of air filters to the carbs and the
addition of a "Super Sports" scoop to the bonnet.
Why?? Well when you spend a lot of money on a rebuild, it is not much use
issuing an open invitation for engine damage to occur by not fitting maximum
protection - in my case this even ran to the fitting of an oil cooler.
So the car is not "as per concours!" - but so what. It is a car that is
intended to be used.
I am reminded of Peter Morgan's words in a Miscellany article last year when
the owner of a 4/4 who had previously been associated with the Morgan Le
Mans effort asked for his car to be restored. From the article I gather
Peter Morgan's words were, "What do you want it restored as? So a Le Mans
replica Plus 4 was produced.
Morgans are meant to be enjoyed - anything, within reason which increases
the enjoyment and the driver's peace of mind should surely be acceptable.
We have a PLus 8 in New Zealand with a bonnet scoop - and that was added at
the factory during the build because the owner wanted it.
What more can be said?
Best regards from New Zealand.
Gary Moles.
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