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[JackF]

Fairly new to this, and it is also the first time i've used photobucket, so please excuse the crap.

I took of my carb today, with the intention of servicing it. The car is down on the log book as a 84' City E, however we know it has been played with in its past.

I am thinking its still the HS4, but would love someone with some knowledge/experiance to confirm this for me






More to the point of the topic, I want to fit a heat shield between the carb and manifold. I know the Howley manifold is not standard, but am I correct in thinking it is a good one?

As for heat shields, am i able to buy these ready made or does anyone have pictures of bough/homemade ones?

Would love to see pictures and any information would be greatly recieved.

Thanks, Jack

Edited by JackF, 20 May 2012 - 07:39 PM.

[JackF]

any one?

[JackF]

bump

[03jkirk]

this is still a HS4 waxstat carb and the howley manifold is a good 1 but for a heat shield i am not sure which is best. is there any need for 1? are you having problems with the carb over heating.

[liirge]

Urrm why is the breather connection blanked off, how is the engine breather system working?

[03jkirk]

he could have breather filters rather than it going to the intake system

[JackF]

Cheer for the response guys.

I havent had the car very long and the blanked off breather is sort of what has lead to this mini engine overhaul.

I've bought a rebuild kit for the carb and hopefully, with a few other bits too look at, we (my dad and I) can return the engine so its operating correctly

[jaydee]

The howley inlet is a very good one, you dont need an heatshield with a single HS4, totally pointless. Route the fuel line to leave at least 1" clearance from the exhaust.
Connect the crankcase breather.

Looks like you're missing the choke cable so i can guess it runs rich and you were not using the choke to start the engine..

[JackF]

I've been given some armoured fuel pipe, and i willl re route it still, just incase.


Is there anything else i should know before I go ahead?

anything else worth doing while the carb is off.

Cheers

[jaydee]

Replace the waxstat with a 2p coin..

[JackF]

Stupid question, where should the breather on the carb connect too?

[CBJ805T]

It connects to the breather which, on my '84 mini, is mounted to a plate on the back of the block - pic below. Some minis have this positioned near / on the clutch housing