fuel vent baffle
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Printed Date: April-29-2024 at 11:02am
Topic: fuel vent baffle
Posted By: nobrainsd
Subject: fuel vent baffle
Date Posted: October-15-2021 at 6:21pm
| My 4160 carb is running great, but I see that many carbs have a fuel vent baffle on the primary. Ordered a couple that fit the side hung bowl arrangement.. Not that I have noticed any performance issues, but a baffle seems like a good idea even if my rebuild came without one. But I don't see a baffle on the secondary in any of the exploded diagrams. Are the baffles only used with metering bodies and not on the 4160 secondary with a metering plate? Would like to be correct. One of the problems with buying a rebuilt carb. You get what you get and it doesn't mean it is right :) |
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-15-2021 at 7:20pm
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The vent baffle only goes on the primary metering block. There's no baffle for the secondary side whether it's got a 4160 style metering plate or a 4150 style metering block. I think they're to control fuel spillage during heavy acceleration and the secondary doesn't need it since the fuel is going toward the back of the bowl when accelerating
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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: October-15-2021 at 7:33pm
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That would make sense but what if I have a V drive Separator? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-15-2021 at 7:52pm
I'd imagine the engine is probably tilted forward some, like it probably is ln lots of v drives I'd also imagine that you could turn the carburetor around so the front is now the back if you really felt like it
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