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Title: Intriguing spout in 376/97 carby
Post by: Peter in Aus on 30.12. 2015 09:08
Can any one tell me what this spout was put in the bottom of the float chamber fore?
The first pic shows it as I found it with a bolt stuck in it, it has a tube Araldited into the chamber, the bike (A10 1958)was last used in 1985 and has been standing in a shed since then.
I though it might be to drain the carby but that would be a lot of trouble just to just drain the carby!
Not that I'm worried about it, I will just remove it and block it off with some thing, I'm just intrigued.
Peter
Title: Re: Intriguing spout in 376/97 carby
Post by: Triton Thrasher on 30.12. 2015 10:36
Could be to run two carburettors from one float bowl.

Then someone blocked it, to run only one carburettor from its own float bowl.
Title: Re: Intriguing spout in 376/97 carby
Post by: Klaus on 30.12. 2015 10:40
Hi Peter,

l gues this spout was fit to check the fuel level.
Connecting a visible hose you can see outside the hight of the fuel inside the camber.

cheers Klaus
Title: Re: Intriguing spout in 376/97 carby
Post by: Triton Thrasher on 30.12. 2015 11:36
Hi Peter,

l gues this spout was fit to check the fuel level.
Connecting a visible hose you can see outside the hight of the fuel inside the camber.

cheers Klaus

If so, it was a stupid way to do it!

But that's people for you.
Title: Re: Intriguing spout in 376/97 carby
Post by: Klaus on 30.12. 2015 11:40
Hi Peter,

l gues this spout was fit to check the fuel level.
Connecting a visible hose you can see outside the hight of the fuel inside the camber.

cheers Klaus

If so, it was a stupid way to do it!

But that's people for you.


Yes of cause, it's realy strange.
But l heared the way to do.
Title: Re: Intriguing spout in 376/97 carby
Post by: kiwipom on 30.12. 2015 21:50
hi guys, maybe to balance fuel level between two carbs,cheers