intake tube alignment, 3/4 tube to the distributor is off |
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intake tube alignment, 3/4 tube to the distributor is off |
malcolm2 |
Mar 21 2012, 06:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States |
Well, I did not pay enough attention as I was taking this engine apart. I cleaned, blasted and painted the intake tubes and the "intake distributor" (please correct me if I have mis-named). Anyway, I am a good 1/4" off center on the #3 cylinder intake tube, left tube. This can't be good or right, can it? I can get the short rubber hose on,
this kind of offset will leak right? the 1/2 side lines up nicely |
Spoke |
Mar 21 2012, 08:55 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,052 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Here's a couple of pics of my 1.8L engine showing the runners. The plenum on yours looks to be mounted like mine.
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malcolm2 |
Mar 21 2012, 09:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States |
Here's a couple of pics of my 1.8L engine showing the runners. The plenum on yours looks to be mounted like mine. all the tubes on yours looks to be lined up with the plenum tubes. Your plenum is smaller than mine tho....("not what she said!") mine is an early 75, made 10/74. I bet your car is older. Wonder if there are different length tubes? |
bigkensteele |
Mar 21 2012, 10:56 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
Here's a couple of pics of my 1.8L engine showing the runners. The plenum on yours looks to be mounted like mine. all the tubes on yours looks to be lined up with the plenum tubes. Your plenum is smaller than mine tho....("not what she said!") mine is an early 75, made 10/74. I bet your car is older. Wonder if there are different length tubes? I had the same problem with mine, and it is an early 75, made 11/74. I did not change any hardware, just took it down to a longblock, replaced all seals and gaskets, and when I went to put it all together, I could not get the runners to line up no matter how I tried. I could not see a way to make it better, no matter how I mounted the plenum or the runners. I ended up just getting them as close as I could and put the runner hoses on hoping that I had a good seal. Of course, I came home on a flatbed last Thursday, but I don't think that it was due to this.... |
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