I believe that is the bracket that routes the fuel line across the front
of the engine. It is there to keep the line from interfering with the
water pump/fan belt. Inside the large hole is a rubber grommet and the
line goes through that.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Eric K.
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 12:07 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Mystery bracket from Spitfire
I know this question would be more appropriate on the Spitfires list,
but
I'm not subscribed to that and this one is busy enough as it is, so I
hope
you'll forgive me for asking this here.
I pulled the engine out of my Spitfire 1500 a few weekends ago. While
cleaning away the ancient crud covering the frame and suspension
turrets,
I excavated a bracket, lying on the frame, on the inside of the
right-hand
suspension turret (carb/exhaust side of the engine). After cleaning, it
looks like this:
http://triumphspitfire.nl/images/mysterybracket.jpg
http://triumphspitfire.nl/images/mysterybracket2.jpg
It's 2-1/4" long, bent at an angle of about 120 degrees, with 1/8" and
3/8" holes in it. It has remnants of body colour paint on all sides -
there's even paint on the inside of the large hole.
At first it looked to me like something to hook up a throttle return
spring to, but it can't be, since the later twin SU's have return
springs
on the shaft. I've been through all my parts books and catalogues and I
just can't place this bracket.
Anyone?
Eric
(more than ten inches of snow here - can't believe I drove the TR with
the
top down six weeks ago)
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