Hi Sujit
I don't know about the Stag but all of the twin carb Triumphs I have ever
had, have a link between the two carbs generally within the manifold so I
would guess that your hole is correct By Triumph standards.
Graham.
2500PI MKII
Sprinted Dolomite
2000 MKI
Toledo
1300 Front Wheel Drive
----- Original Message -----
From: sujit roy <sujitroy@hotmail.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 6:01 PM
Subject: inlet manifold question
>
> My inlet manifold on my Stag has, what I think is , a casting
> defect. There is this hole just below where the main
> center stud, to hold the carbs , is screwed into. I'm
> assuming from the design that each carb is only meant
> to feed gas/air to only 4 cylinders each, two on each
> bank. This hole means that all 8 cylinders are linked together.
> Can the inlet manifold be repaired cheaply? Or should
> I try and get another one? I'm in the US so these things aren't cheap.
> Can I try using JB weld? However, I don't think this would be
> a good idea since a great amount of vacuum is created.
> If anyone has a good 2nd hand inlet manifold that they
> are interested in selling, please let me know.
> Can anyone recommend a shop that may be able to fix it in the San Jose,
bay
> area.
>
> Thanks Sjit
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