Re: What connects to this fitting?

[Lenny Seidman <lseidman@domain.elided>]

As I am pondering this fitting, I wonder if this fitting is just used
for diagnostic vacuum purposes (to hook-up a vacuum guage to it) and
should just be capped in normal operation? Any opinions on this theory?

Lenny Seidman 


Lenny Seidman wrote:
> 
> I am in the process of putting the vacuum/emmission hoses and lines back
> on the carbs and engine in my Mk I Stag and I have a fitting that I
> cannot seem to remember or find any information on what connects to it.
> 
> The fitting is on the right hand carb at the mounting surface where the
> carb bolts to the carb pedestal, facing the left hand carb (in the
> center between the two carbs, near the nut that holds the carb pedestal
> to the intake manifold. I fact I had to remove this fiitting from the
> right hand carb in order to tighten the nut and carb(s) assembly to the
> inkake manifold.
> 
> Is it possible that this fitting is used to connect a hose to one of the
> two fittings at the underside of the air cleaner instead of the fitting
> that points to the front of the car on the carb pedestal (if so this
> fitting would be capped)?
> 
> Does anyone have an answer?
> --
> Lenny Seidman
> Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
> email: lseidman@domain.elided

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Lenny Seidman
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA  
email: lseidman@domain.elided