Hi again, Just a quick question re dual port inlet manifold having lots of tiny holes in the preheat tubes...........Does one buy a new one or is
there a quick, cheap easy fix....I am disinclined to just blank them off as the previous owner did....
Cheers Ian
yeah if you live in a hot place it should be fine
if its old it wont be working anyways
other wise buy a new manifold about 100 bux
yea what he said
If your in Brisbane we have some good second hand ones available at Custom Vee Dub $30
Thankyou gentle men. I will chat to my mechanic and make choice.
Thanks Ian
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even in hot climates no preheat will still have condensation problems it just wont be as bad
its just a natural side effect due to the change of state from a liquid to vapour you get a refrigeration effect
i had a single weber years ago with an electric heater on it as the preheat had rotted off which worked really well
but even in summer if i switched it off the difference in economy and drivability was very noticable around town
highway running wasnt as bad
Hi guys. I guess Gippsland in winter van be a little cool sometimes. I am inclined to agree with the need for the preheaters to work anyway as
often ice will form on the carby even on mild days.. I am much inclined at this stage to get a brand new manifold considering the effort I am putting
into this motor.
Cheers Ian
It's not just the pre-heat tube.
Make sure your carb also has a hot air hose from the exhaust/heat-exchangers going into the air cleaner.
If you buy 2nd hand, make sure you blow thru the pre-heat pipe- they commonly block with soot & are a bitch to clean. If you CAN blow thru it,
block one end with a hand & check it seals off. I put a 2nd hand one on (admittedly a decade ago!) & couldn't get an idle. The manifold had
rusted thru into the pre-heat pipe. GEEEZ! It took me ages to work that one out!
Thanks very much for that tip Geodon.....I am sure I would not have thought of that.....I had a similar problem with the pre heat tubes on a
Haflinger ages ago but it was easy to make new tubes as they just sat under the manifold.
Cheers Ian
A HAFLINGER!!!
Oh My God & Tin Fish!!
As a pimply youth on my way home from courting, I used to walk from the Armadale station along High St to Glen Iris
as I was too late for the last tram..
I would pause for a long while & look in the Haflinger shop window & ponder how anything so archiac could actually run.