The 'E' Type Forum

Hi guys,

I may be blind, but I cannot find the vaccuum connector on the carbs, to connect the distributor hose to.

Where is it ? Is it one of the (thicker) copper pipes ? I have thicker and thinner pipes on my (original) carb set. It may fit to the thicker ones, diameter-wise.

Thx !

Carsten

Carsten,

On the HD carbs there is a flat area on the upper rear part of the body casting, about 20x30mm, just above where the butterfly is. One of your carbs should have a white metal cast bit about 5mm thick with a brass pipe or fitting sticking up. This is where the distributor vacuum connects to the carb end.

See page c.3 of the 3.8 E shop manual, fig 1, part 4.

This is the same for HD6 and HD8 carbs. Some carb bodies are not drilled, some are drilled and blanked off with a plate, and some have a plate with a vacuum takeoff, either a plain brass tube, or a threaded union nut fitting.

Andrew

I have one very thin copper pipe on the front carb, it's slightly bent.

This may be it- and someone doodled around with a rubber hose.

I'll follow this trace first.

Thanks !

Carsten

Okay, found it. It is on the front carb on top. They even stamped "IGN" into the base plate !

Now, I have a 3 mm copper pipe, and a 5-6mm alloy port on the dissi.

How to match them - was there a special short rubber adapter from 3 to 5 mm, or would I just get 5 cm of 3mm tube and squeeze it over the 5m ?

Carsten

Buy the relevant parts from J38.

Pete

Hi Carsten,

Beware that the hole which is under the small flat part where you fit the copper pipe is free.

Mich

PeterCrespin wrote:Buy the relevant parts from J38.

Pete

Jaguar C21573:

http://www.sngbarratt.com/ProductDetail ... 29f239&l=7

Carsten