- 1. Hot Air Duct/"Breather pipe" (score: 1)
- Author: kris nelson <krisn@eskimo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:27:01 -0800 (PST)
- Driving to work today, I noticed my gas gauge dropping faster than normal (not quite as I watched, but certainly faster than the usual). The car ('77 MGB) has also been running hotter than usual late
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00470.html (8,127 bytes)
- 2. Re: Hot Air Duct/"Breather pipe" (score: 1)
- Author: "British Sportscar Center" <mgpa@calweb.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:43:18 -0800
- 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
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00474.html (9,375 bytes)
- 3. Re: Hot Air Duct/"Breather pipe" (score: 1)
- Author: kris nelson <krisn@eskimo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:40:53 -0800 (PST)
- 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 disconn
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00480.html (8,333 bytes)
- 4. Re: Hot Air Duct/"Breather pipe" (score: 1)
- Author: "British Sportscar Center" <mgpa@calweb.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 13:39:17 -0800
- 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 hos
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00493.html (9,572 bytes)
- 5. Re: Hot Air Duct/"Breather pipe" (score: 1)
- Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:13:12 -0600
- I wondered about that Lawrie, 'cause that CC vent hose on my '69 is connected to both carbs. Has a new "Y" connector on it too; the old one disintegrated when I tried to get the cracked hoses off it!
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00526.html (7,608 bytes)
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