Re: What connects to this fitting?

[Lenny Seidman <lseidman@domain.elided>]

With the help of Dan Pruzan and the Stag shop manual we have determined
that the connector I wrote about asking "What connects to it" connects
to the line coming from the vacuum advance unit on the distributor via
small hard rubber elbows and a thin hard plastic line.

Now I have another fitting that I have no clue what connects to it (it
was where the advance unit line from the distributor was attacxhed to on
my car). It's on both sets of carbs that I have. There is a vacuum
fitting on the bottom of the left carb (under carb near center of the
intake manifold area) near where it mates with the carb pedestal. It is
a smooth brass tube type fitting. Anyone know what goes there? 

Its not easy to see when on the car. I had to feel around for it. Its
definetly there on my carbs. The only thing I have seen in the parts
book that may have been hooked up to this port is a fuel trap (page
02-43 in parts book) but I have no clue where the other end of the line
would go.

My car is a MK I Stag and does not have the vacuum(?) switch mounted in
the radiator as shown in the parts book for later cars on the same page
as the fuel trap.

Any help would be appreciated.

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?
> --

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