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Re: Intake Manifold query

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Subject: Re: Intake Manifold query
From: "Rick Fisk" <refisk@chartermi.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:16:54 -0500
Miles,

Looks to me like what you have clamped in the hose is a "plug".  The DPO 
needed a way to plug up the manifold port when he removed the PCV valve and 
clamped a piece of junk of the right diameter in the hose.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Gleason" <inaverysmallroom@hotmail.com>
To: <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>; 
<miles71@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 4:10 PM
Subject: Intake Manifold query


> Hey Group,
>
> I drive/tinker a 74' Midget 1275.
> When I bought this car it came without any air rail, PCV valve, gulp 
> valve, anti run-on valve (could use one..)
> It does however have the charcoal cannister hooked up.
> Been driving it and doing a slow restore pretty steady since.
>
> But I have been keeping mum about the following knowing that I likely will 
> not like the answer.
> The intake manifold has a L shaped connector coming out of the middle hole 
> with a hose and what looks to be the remnants of some type of emission 
> system clamped inside.
>
> This can't be right....can it? I have seen a host of variations upon this 
> port. What are my options?
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/inaverysmallroom/intakemanifold.htm
>
> Here are some pics of the current set up pieces. There should be about 
> four pictures there to give you a better inside view.
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/inaverysmallroom/intakemanifold.htm
>
> Thanks for any suggestions....
>
> Miles Herndon




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