> The Distributor vacuum line has broken ... again ... very near
> the bottom of the Carb. I am pretty sure this is due to old metal, and
> some slight engine vibration over time (well OK a LOT of engine
> vibration) ... Soo I am thinking that Casper (1957 TR3 is Not and
> Never Will Be) a concours car ... why don't I just leave about an inch
> sticking out of the Carb and run rubber vacuum line to the Distributor??
> Any good reason not to do this ???
I ran across this problem several times driving the Land Rover on wash
board dirt roads. The tubing vibrates and fatigues at the attachment
point. I used your proposed solution and it worked fine. An
alternative is to shorten the unattached tubing length by clamping it
one or more places along the length. The shorter the length of metal
tubing free to vibrate the less it apt to break from fatigue.
TeriAnn
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