Scott,
The overflow tube from the rear carb goes more-or-less vertically from
the top of bowl for six inches or so, then it turns forward and runs at a
slight slope forward. Then, when it meets the downward pointing tube from
the front carb, they are directed through that hole on the front mount
plate, turn sharply down, and are clipped under Moss #372-610,
illustration #69 on the External Engine page. There is an illustration
of tubes being routed this way on page 86 of T-Series Restoration Guide,
Malcolm Green, in which a TC has the lines routed this way. Below that
illustration is one of a TD with short-clipped overflow lines that would
put overflow straight onto the manifold were a heat shield not in place.
People tell me that the tubes were hand-bent by the guy on the
production line who was installing them. Others say no, that they were
carefully bent and precisely aligned. Perhaps both are right. The tubes
on my car are in the first group.
Bob
> On my TD as it was, the tubes pretty much ran straight down from the bowls,
> and while I put the brass clip that is supposed to hold the tube(s) that is
> on the bearer plate on I never got around to plumbing the lines properly as
> I couldn't find a good picture of it in my books.
>
> He's looked through his old books and TSO's and he can't find a decent
> picture either.
>
> Now, it's pretty obvious that the tube on the front carb should drop
> directly down into the clip on the bearer plate, but what about the tube on
> the back carb?
>
> Does anyone on the list know of a decent picture of how the tubes
> are
> plumbed that is out there, or can someone describe it for me?
>
> For reference, the books I looked at were the owner's manual, tech
> manual
> and Clausanger as well as TSO's from '98 on. The one's my father
> looked
> through is the Blower manual and his TSO's that run from '70 to '83.
>
> Any help appreciated...
>
> Scott Allen
>
> 52 TD
> 74 1/2 BGT
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