The Bently manual refers to these as "Fuel Traps", but I don't know what
their purpose is either.
Kevin Besig
'75 Spit FM28619U
John Weber wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I have a '75 spit, manufacture date of Jan1975 (according to the plate),
> engine number 30xxxU.
>
> I seem to have very little (if any) vacuum at the distributor.
> I know about the missing gulp (anti-runon) valve, it is missing, but the
> lines are plugged. Take out the plugs and the engine stops. I assume
> that plumbing is correct.
>
> The carb (CD150) is in multiple pieces awaiting kit from BPNW ($17.50),
> and it looked fairly? good except for a tear in the anti-deceleration?
> valving.
>
> Coming from the carb are two pipes that feed a lozenge shaped doohickey,
> that subsequently feeds the distributor and (can't remember now)
> something else.
>
> What *are* those doohickeys? Are they needed? I figure to take them
> out unless some purpose in life can be proven and plumb straight to the
> needed locations with 1/4 ID tubing for vacuum.
>
> Am I stupid? Any thoughts, recommendations, etc regarding my loss of
> vacuum would be appreciated. When I drove it down here from the buy, it
> had *NO* vaccum at the distributor, and I figure that needs to be
> rectified.
>
> John
> '75 Spitfire
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