In light of recent comments from our younger brethren about the damage our
cars are causing to the environment, I'd certainly recommend removing the
cap that's sealing that fitting and attach the hose to the fitting.
Since that, it would appear, is not the cause of your recent change in
temperature/gas mileage, there's another possibility you should check: if
your distributor clamp bolt has come loose, or if your distributor vacuum
unit has developed a leak, (or, indeed, if the vacuum line to the
distributor has become disconnected), you may be running retarded - a
condition that will cause both the symptoms you describe.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
----- Original Message -----
From: kris nelson <krisn@eskimo.com>
To: British Sportscar Center <mgpa@calweb.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Hot Air Duct/"Breather pipe"
> Thanks, Lawrie! I found where the hose is supposed to connect, but
someone,
> at some point in time, put a rubber cap on the end of that brass
fitting--I
> guess this means that the hose has been disconnected for a while.
>
> I'm willing to write off my higher temperatures/faster gas use as an
anomoly
> for the moment (pending further study), but I would like to know: should I
> remove the rubber cap and properly connect the "breather pipe" to the
carb?
> Does it matter? I hate hoses that go nowhere... ;)
>
> Thanks,
> kris
> --
> kristopher nelson (krisn@iname.com/krisn@eskimo.com) www.eskimo.com/~krisn
> 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
> All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe. - L. Carroll
>
> On Nov 10, 1999, British Sportscar Center scribbled:
>
> > Kris.......
> >
> > If the hose from the "oil separator/flame trap" is disconnected, you are
> > running lean as the carb has a vacuum leak. This will make the car run
hot
> > and you are probably using more gas as you have to drive the car harder
to
> > compensate for the lean condition.
> >
> > The hose is supposed to connect to a small, brass fitting on the
carburetor.
> > It is located on the driver's side of the carb., points up at about a 45
> > degree angle, and is near where the accelerator cable cam is located.
> >
> > Lawrie
> > British Sportscar Center
>
>
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