Daryl
Those outer carb vents are fuel overflow outlets. Do NOT cap them.
The inner carb vents should be routed to the timing cover vent.
Frank
Daryl May wrote:
>
> 1. I am installing a 1275 cc in a Bugeye, which does not need emission
> controls. The carburetors have an outlet on their "outer" sides which my
> manual shows get connected to a charcoal canister and from there to the
> fuel tank. I have no charcoal canister. Can I just seal off these carb
> outlets?
>
> The reason I particularly ask is that I also have a MGB, which does have
> charcoal canisters. Once I got the line blocked, and the car stalled when
> it got hot. Took months to discover the problem, so I am not inclined to
> just seal off these outlets without checking.
>
> 2. The oil separator (on the timing chain cover) gets connected to a Y
> junction and from there into the 2 carbs - right?
>
> 3. The valve cover has a tubular outlet on top which goes to the charcoal
> canister that I do not have. Should I seal this outlet off also?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Daryl
>
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