> Don writes:
> > I just recently purchased a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine. Being fairly new to the
> > world of British cars, I have a question about the dual carburetors. There
> > are two intakes on the carburetor manifold; one with a hose running from it
> > to the crankcase, the other is capped. Is this confirguration correct? Or
> > should the hose be split so it covers both intakes.
Yesterday I wrote:
> Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this. I checked my
> Alpine last night, mine is set up the same as yours. One of the
> intakes is capped. My guess is that this is the factory setup,
> although I have no idea why they would machine two intakes and then
> block one off.
Bzzt!! Wrong again! Thanks for playing! NEXT!
I checked the Alpine/Tiger Gold Portfolio last night. All the
pictures of the 1725cc engine showed both manifold connections with
hoses on them. The front intake connects to the brake servo. In the
pictures, the rear intake's hose runs across the valve cover and down
to the lower right side of the engine. I assume this is to the PCV
valve, but since my car doesn't have this, I can't say for sure.
Apologies for the mis-info.
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