That is the coolant tube from the water pump. I needed something temporary to block the flow of coolant while I swapped manifolds and that was immediately handy as I had already disconnected everything and coolant was gushing out.
Bought the car with the CDSE's... Temp compensators removed/plugged, bypass disabled. Works as a 150CD, for the most part, aside from the dual choke....
Vacuum issues are solved but go as such:
When I put the manifolds back on a few years to run on my engine cart I just grabbed my spares. I didn't realize the intake was a 150CD and not CDSE (it has a slightly larger mating surface due to the notch cut in the gasket to accomodate the bypass valve). It worked fine for the firing cart as I only wanted to run it for a short time, so I didn't notice my error back then.
So strike one, both carbs had a vacuum leak of about 1 mm on the backside, nice and hidden. Then strike 2, both throttle shafts were worn and leaking.
Got the shafts taken care of and put on the correct manifold and it idles low now, instead of 2k+. No leaks
Just need time now to balance them with the unisyn.
I may later swap back to 150CD but I need needles and other bits to get my spares up to speed. What I have works, so it will do until then.
--Previous Message--
: This is the only Triumph specific MB I
: post on. I should probably join more
: to broaden my exposure. I would
: occasionally post on the NASS Yahoo
: group page but I never joined NASS. I
: was directed there by several people.
: I never found it to be as helpful as I
: was told it would be.
:
: Hazen, I am drawing a blank. In your
: first/top picture what is the chrome
: socket resting on (the socket below the
: heater valve and in front of what looks
: like a rag)? Also, what vacuum issues
: do your carbs have? That looks like a
: Mk1 engine but the carbs look like the
: later CD2 type with some of the
: emissions stuff on their sides.
:
: I was very pleased that just last
: weekend I started our Mk1 GT6 after its
: winter rest. It has an electric fuel
: pump so I let the bowls fill for a few
: moments, then turned the key. It
: started surprisingly quickly.
:
: Doug L.
:
:
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: I keep an eye on it, but between 2
: other
: forums and various FB groups posting in
: just one more place can be tedious, or
: maybe just time consuming. Perhaps more
: people feel this way and have abandoned
: the MB altogether. I used to be active
: on the yahoo NASS group and it slips my
: mind more and more, though every so
: often I send out an update email.
:
: I've been fighting/working through
: vacuum errors on my carbs. That's
: another story, but just for kicks
: here's a shot of my manifolds (I had to
: swap both anyway, so I painted the
: exhaust).
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