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Tilt head right...
If the clean bit is petrol in, what's the pipe to its right?

fuel bypass connection, either connected to the other carb or the fuel return to the tank.

OK Thanks. One reply leads to another question. What do I do with the pipe leaving the left hand carb? The equivalent one to the clean pipe on the right hand carb. (I must remember to take smaller photos)

It's a return to the tank for excess fuel. Helps prevent fuel evaporation.

Marty wrote:Tilt head right...
If the clean bit is petrol in, what's the pipe to its right?

If you are talking about the plain bit of pipe with no nuts fitted, I think thats just the overflow??

mgbv8 wrote:

Marty wrote:Tilt head right...
If the clean bit is petrol in, what's the pipe to its right?

If you are talking about the plain bit of pipe with no nuts fitted, I think thats just the overflow??

On a v8 it's important to have an overflow, otherwise when the carb floods the fuel will spill over the hot engine and could catch fire. You need to have a tube extending to a cool area.

DEVONMAN wrote:

mgbv8 wrote:

Marty wrote:Tilt head right...
If the clean bit is petrol in, what's the pipe to its right?

If you are talking about the plain bit of pipe with no nuts fitted, I think thats just the overflow??

On a v8 it's important to have an overflow, otherwise when the carb floods the fuel will spill over the hot engine and could catch fire. You need to have a tube extending to a cool area.

No sense of fun some people!
Best regards
Mike

Hi Mike,
Running 5.0 litre and twin turbos in a 1950 chassis, I hope you are excluding me from "some people"

Regards Denis