[Tigers] Interesting carburetor Observation

[Ron Fraser]

That seems like a fire waiting to happen.
 
I would rather have the vapors sucked into the exhaust but there are major
challenges with that system too.
 
Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: michael king [mailto:michael.s.king at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 9:38 AM
To: Ron Fraser
Cc: Stu; Tiger Talk List Tiger
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Interesting carburetor Observation



Early alpines have an overflow pipe that drops the fuel leftover in the
manifold onto the headers to vaporise off.... I kid you not!!!

On 3 Sep 2015 23:34, "Ron Fraser via Tigers" <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:



Stu 
    This is an interesting idea that needs some careful thought and
investigation but I see a problem with where do you safely vent the fuel
vapors and fuel.
 
The best place would be back to the fuel tanks but I don't think there is
enough pressure to do that correctly.
 
A charcoal canister might work but I'm not sure it can take more than fuel
vapors plus it has to be vented properly to recycle the vapors.
 
The best solution would be TBI which does have the correct system for fuel
return to the tanks.
 
Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Stu via
Tigers
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:19 PM
To: Tiger Net
Subject: [Tigers] Interesting carburetor Observation


As I cruised around a few web sites to scare up a rebuild kit for my stock
two barrel, I came across some interesting pictures.   The stock 2 barrel
carb is from the "2100" family.  The slightly later but related 2150 family
has a significant difference.

I'm suspecting that for one reason or another, fuel came out of the vent on
the top of the fuel bowl, boiling, leaky valve, or whatever, and this is
what fueled my recent fire.  The 2150, instead of just having an open vent
hole, has a little fitting that was apparently designed to accept a hose,
perhaps to drain any overflow to a safe location.

So I'm looking for an extremely low profile right angle fitting...  I'm
thinking aquarium hose size...  That will fit under the stock air cleaner...

Any other ideas out there?

Stu


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