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« on: May 29, 2009, 09:27:08 AM » |
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i`ve just picked up another reliant engine (i`m thinking ahead  ), this one has a block between the carb and inlet manifold with a connector and very long pipe coming off it, presumably a vacuum for something? anyone know what is was for? |
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2009, 09:30:01 AM » |
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Got a piccie TB?
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2009, 09:32:23 AM » |
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i`ll get one and why arn`t you at work? i know its the royal mail but it doesn`t mean you get as many hols as HM  .........here you go, |
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« Last Edit: May 29, 2009, 09:39:56 AM by tbone »
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2009, 10:45:49 AM » |
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My day off -so there. Taz & I are just leaving to go look at her Charger.
That looks distinctly home made to me TB. Don't recognise it at all. Looks almost like a bike inlet spacer. Maybe been used to provide a take-off for a vacuum gauge? The heated inlet manifold is missing & the carb's been turned to face outward rather than over the engine as normal, so presumably the motor's been played with.
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2009, 11:01:37 AM » |
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it could be out of a reliant kitten they had verius oddments on them over the years and some did have vac gauge,s in the dash etc
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2009, 11:05:06 AM » |
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Erm....sorry, the carb was me. I pulled it off to get a better look at that spacer block and just sat it on for the photo. I`m not too worried cos i`m gonna bin the block anyway, just curious as none of the reliants i`ve seen before had one. Edit: Kitten with a vac guage, didn`t know they used them, but then again, i`ve never seen one in the flesh! cheers mate |
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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2009, 11:15:12 AM » |
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Erm....sorry, the carb was me. I pulled it off to get a better look at that spacer block and just sat it on for the photo. I`m not too worried cos i`m gonna bin the block anyway, just curious as none of the reliants i`ve seen before had one. Edit: Kitten with a vac guage, didn`t know they used them, but then again, i`ve never seen one in the flesh! cheers mate might still have one some where in the big shed there,s a kitten dash complete it came outa the the ex brother in laws car when he fired the engine bay (he used to put a blanket over the engine at night in the winter to keep the frost off coz he was to tight to buy anti freeze and one day he forgot to take it off and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,up she went) |
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2009, 11:24:21 AM » |
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I nearly did the same to a mk2 cortina, luckily the fan blades caught the blanket first and i was alerted by the sound of the fan belt squeeling on the now motionless waterpump, ahh happy days |
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2009, 11:42:55 AM » |
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Saw a bright orange Kitten on my Postal round the other day -the Reliant species, not a ginger tom cat. Belongs to one of the local tech college kids I think. A much cooler first car than a cr*ppy little hatchback in my opinion!
-for those not familiar with them, Kittens were the 4 wheeled version of the more common Reliant 3 wheelers & used the same engine/gearbox/back axle.
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« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2009, 01:09:59 AM » |
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not knowing much about the reliant motor its not a vacum advance and retared on the dizzy is it
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« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2009, 02:31:20 AM » |
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Normally comes off the carb itself.
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« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2009, 04:22:00 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2009, 04:34:18 PM » |
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we need to know if the engine has just come out of a car,or,trike ?
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2009, 04:40:34 PM » |
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Reliants definitely ain't power assisted!
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