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From: Wise Owl (wiseowl@direct.ca)
Date: Mon Apr 09 2001 - 12:23:24 EDT

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    At 10:50 PM 06/04/01, you wrote:
    >Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:25:22 -0400
    >From: William L Leacock <roverbilly@juno.com>
    >Subject: LRO: Webber Carb question.
    >
    >I have just recieved a Webber Carb, model 341CEV which is significantly
    >different to the Webber carb I purchased 8 or 9 years ago. It came with
    >no instructions.
    >Thge throttle butterfly is mounted in a separate casting which is fixed
    >to the base of the carb by a couple of screws.
    >In this separate base is the obviuos connection for the distibutor vacuum
    >supply. There are two additional - approx. 1/4" dia - pipes fitted to the
    >base casting. Anyone any idea what these are used for? If I blow into
    >one, the air exits the other one, if I block one off with a finger and
    >suck on the other I can feel the suction at my finger. It appears to me
    >that these pipes are of no use. Seems odd to fit a couple of pipes that
    >serve no function, unless the base is used on another carb variant that
    >has some use for them.
    >
    >Regards from Western New York State
    >
    > Bill Leacock.
    >
    >21 years old ( for the 34th time!)

    Those pipes are for coolant. These are a more modern carb that Bearmach has
    been selling for a year or two.

    73, Chris



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