Sorry Gerard, I may have misunderstood your description.
The overflow is a short brass pipe fixed ito the lid section of the float
chamber.
Re-reading your message I think you are describing something different which
dosn't feature on UK spec 1500s
Sorry!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: Guy Weller <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 19 February 2000 09:12
Subject: Re: Day 3... success at last!
> Guy,
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> Are you sure? I could feel a vacuum when I held me finger over the end. So
> where does it connect? I have a rubber line that is folded over to block
> the end (previous owner). I disappears under the battery tray. I'm
guessing
> it's a part of the evaporative loss, but can't find the connection in any
> of the layout maps. Could that be the connection or does this just require
> a drain line connection?
>
> Gerard
>
> At 8:25 AM +0000 2/19/00, Guy Weller wrote:
> >Gerard,
> >That pipe is the carb overflow, for when the float sticks - which it
will.
> >Usually carefully aligned to poor neat fuel onto a hot exhaust manifold,
but
> >then the engine does come from doubtfull parentage!
> >Guy
> >
> >>
> >> The one thing I haven't been able to figure out is where the 1/4 or 3/8
> >> inch vacuum connection on bottom-manifold side of the carb goes. This
is a
> >> brass pipe that is angle down and toward the front of the car. Is that
a
> >> purge line? For now I just capped it, but if anyone knows please tell
me.
> >I
> >> can't seem to find any reference to it in the manuals.
> >>
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> G G Gerard Chateauvieux
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