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Hey all, i've been wondering about this for ahwile but well.......... i've only got into the get things done mood with the soob this week.
Theres a missing hose from the exhaust to another point.


Does anyone know if this affects anything, and if so what? and also where can i get this type of hose from and clamps, as i dont really want to take it to a mechanic as i dont wanna spend the dosh at the moment.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
(Its a L series 88' carby)

There's normally a foil type hose that connect's to the air filter but these perish away. Really only any use for warming up the motor in cold climates, helps the carby atomize the fuel better when cold by heating the intake air.

Im in vic and and mines gone, I dont really need it and have had some pretty cold mornings.

cheers thanks mate, i asked my cuz and he said the same thing. doesn't get really cold around here so i should be sweet. thanks for the info mate!!

Yeah carby models has that thing, its a foil pipe that attaches to the pipe under the carby manifold, you'll see where it is under it. As what deveosubi said is correct - I don't really know if I believe if it does actually works or not.
Cheers
AP

yeah just before i had my engine reco'd mine was nearly torn in half, it didn't effect the engines performance in any way (EA82 na not that they are a performance engine) , i was charged $27 for a replacement but i rekon you could buy some pipe for about half that

Its actually there to prevent the carby from icing up, which is more likely to happen when its cold and the throttle is held only just open for a period of time, like when highway cruising.
When you have a carby that is prone to icing up and the conditions are right it will cause the engine to stall and and it is the result of moisture that is in the atmos freezing over the idle jet, so you dont notice it until you lift your foot and it stalls instead of idling, otherwise it doesnt do very much at all.

I have the same i do a bit of driving on sand will that bother anything or should you block it off?

syro75 wrote:I have the same i do a bit of driving on sand will that bother anything or should you block it off?

Nah it'll be right mate, just keep your air filter in good nic and the sand won't be a problem.

I do notice a change in performance over winter (central vic) while the motor warms up, but the biggest change is when I head up to the snow - ruby scoo really becomes a gutless wonder more so than she normally is, and this is due to what Busdriver was saying, although I didn't have stalling issues, just acceleration issues...

Cheers

Bennie

my old carby never had one. Didnt even have to spot for it to sit.

all just wank in my opinion. Unless you live in iceland or sumthing.

alex