[Alpines] S2 gas gauge

[peter at wizardclassics.co.uk]

I don't see how to do it. If you did it would make a rigid connection 
between the carb inlaet pipes which, I suspect would lead to a fracture 
somewhere in the aluminium casting (probably where the pipe fits.
Many years ago I did look at fitting a right angled connector where the pipe 
fits (after I got the two flexible pipe system working), but there didn't 
seem to be enough metal to do it safely, the idea was to connect flexible 
pipes to those, joined with a y-piece to the pipe from the pump. I reckoned 
the easiest and most effective way was on each carb two lengths of 8mm brass 
tube (thick walled) joined together by a solder-type "plumbing" right angle 
bend, one piece threaded a convenient thread size, fitted with a lock nut, 
the existing pipe stud removed and the hole tapped to corespond to the 
thread on the pipe. Once the carbs are fitted to the manifold the outlet 
pipes can be positioned using the locknuts then connected as detailed above.
I didn't have a spare carb on which to experiment, so never tried it!

Pete

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wiencek, Thomas" <wiencek at anl.gov>
To: <achd73 at yahoo.com>; "Beamclub" <tigers at autox.team.net>
Cc: "Alpine List" <alpines at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Alpines] S2 gas gauge


>I have heard of people using copper compression fittings to connect the 
>carbs.
> Has anyone seen this fix?
>
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> On Behalf Of Tony Somebody
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 12:08 AM
> To: Beamclub
> Cc: Alpine List
> Subject: [Alpines] S2 gas gauge
>
> Needed help locating an orginal S2 gas gauge. I freed the sending unit 
> from
> the evaporating ersgas and years of setting and although they may not be 
> the
> correct resistance numbres, at least there is a scale as the float rises 
> and
> falls. I wanted to use a S5 gauge but that required wiring in the voltage
> stabiliser and knowing the difference in ohms from a S5 sending unit to a
> S2 and my Scothish friend prefers we use an orginal gauge which is great 
> with
> me- I just want to work on my own projects. Im also having a problem 
> stoping
> a
> leak between the two S5 carbs- I used an engine from a  S5 parts car which
> Hughie had rebuilt but 3 different sets of carbs and they all leaked from 
> the
> connecting tube- there has to be a fix Im not aware of. Any suggestions 
> and
> help finding a working S2 gas gauge and info on stopping the leak is more
> than
> appreciated. THANKs in advance,
>
>
> Tony Lang (TtT)
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