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| LongARM |
 Nov 27 2005, 05:23 PM
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it's better to burn-out , then it is to rust  Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 6-March 05 From: Kingston Ontario Canada Member No.: 3,720  |
i am trying to clean up the engine area, would like to remove old rotten hoses..
1.7L with Webers, can i plug the spout at the fan shroud opening, and remove hoses to canister.??? also have hoses from the oil filler stack and head area,were they all for the f.i.??? should they just vent outside of engine area.??? Thanx |
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| Mark Henry |
Nov 27 2005, 05:29 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Vent those to the air cleaner...doesn't hurt the engine and is good for the enviroment. |
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| LongARM |
Nov 27 2005, 05:34 PM
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it's better to burn-out , then it is to rust Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 6-March 05 From: Kingston Ontario Canada Member No.: 3,720 |
Thanx Mark....
can i plug the opening in the fan shroud...?? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dead horse.gif) |
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| Mark Henry |
Nov 27 2005, 05:38 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
You can...or you could also blow that through the canister and into a carb...just fuel vapour.
I plugged it and removed the canister. |
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| LongARM |
Nov 27 2005, 05:44 PM
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it's better to burn-out , then it is to rust Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 6-March 05 From: Kingston Ontario Canada Member No.: 3,720 |
yeah.......... thats what i want to do also...
gonna redo the fuel lines and dress it up.. looks like shit now ....P.O. had pieces of heater hose and elbows and copper fittings, and about 20 hose clamps, must have worked at a plumbing supply.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
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| LongARM |
Nov 27 2005, 05:57 PM
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it's better to burn-out , then it is to rust Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 6-March 05 From: Kingston Ontario Canada Member No.: 3,720 |
look at this .....a thing of beauty... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif)
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| blitZ |
Nov 27 2005, 06:05 PM
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Beer please... Group: Members Posts: 2,223 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Lawrenceville, GA Member No.: 4,719 Region Association: South East States |
PO apparently had a washing machine hooked up in the engine bay at some point.
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| Allan |
Nov 27 2005, 06:06 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
This piece right here is worth at least 10 bucks on the street. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif)
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| LongARM |
Nov 27 2005, 06:07 PM
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it's better to burn-out , then it is to rust Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 6-March 05 From: Kingston Ontario Canada Member No.: 3,720 |
even soldered the copper elbow on.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
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