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re:UK TR7 carburetor/engine questions

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Subject: re:UK TR7 carburetor/engine questions
From: Anthony Rhodes <ARhodes@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 21:58:11 -0400
>I recently bought a UH-spec intake manifold and carburetors with all the 
>linkages.

OOPS, that "UH" was supposed to be a UK!!

>One thing that is not obvious to me is the vacuum pipe hook-ups.  There is a 
>conncetion from the
>valve cover to the carbs for crankcase ventilation.  On USA  cars the pipe 
>also connects
>to the purge
>
>What about an evaporative loss system?  Where do the carbutetor overflow hoses 
>go?  To ground?
>Is there a gas tank vent line?  Where does it go?  How does the evaporative 
>loss system connect to the carbs?
>
>The Haynes manual shows none of this for the UK system, and particularly none 
>for a 1980 like mine.
>
>The Rimmer catalog only shows the engine breather system.
>
>Oh, by the way, does the UK carburetor have vacuum retard like the US system, 
>or is it a 
>vacuum advance?
>
>- -Tony

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