Hi all,
Trying to find the best/right way to sort out my cooling hoses on the cars and was wondering if some one had pictures of a standard engine bay with a 32/36 carb and manual choke? I currently have a mess of connections on the laser and am trying to get a proper kit sorted to solve the problem!
There are plenty of pictures of Nick's engine bay splattered across the internet and that has an auto-choke so will use that as a reference for the GL!
Thanks
Danny
Pinto engine coolant hoses
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Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Here’s a old picture of mine dan if it helps .
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Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Hi Dan
The only two hoses that you will have to change/get are the hose from the heater matrix up to where the auto-choke would be and then the one from the auto choke down to the inlet manifold. You will have to use a joiner piece between these two hoses which will sit behind the carb. I doubt anyone makes a single piece hose as the Capris were designed to have the two hoses.
If you would like I will take a picture of my 2.0S engine and post it for you to see.
The only two hoses that you will have to change/get are the hose from the heater matrix up to where the auto-choke would be and then the one from the auto choke down to the inlet manifold. You will have to use a joiner piece between these two hoses which will sit behind the carb. I doubt anyone makes a single piece hose as the Capris were designed to have the two hoses.
If you would like I will take a picture of my 2.0S engine and post it for you to see.
Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Jason, while your stuck at home playing with pinto the sheep you could be cleaning that!
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It does look dirty but that was 3-4 years ago , hope you keeping well mate
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Getting a little bored now, how about you?
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Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Cheers Jason, is that a manual choke on yours? If so can you please take the air box off and show me where your join is??
Thanks Paul, I did think this would be the case, I got a Samco hose set a while back but think I got an auto choke set rather than manual choke - just trying to figure out what set I should be buying to make sure I get it right basically! I have a joining section at the moment from the pipe from the heater matrix pipe that reaches to around the corner of the carb manifold and there's a join there that takes it around to the back of the carb manifold, just wanted to check that was correct really!Paul G wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 6:44 pm Hi Dan
The only two hoses that you will have to change/get are the hose from the heater matrix up to where the auto-choke would be and then the one from the auto choke down to the inlet manifold. You will have to use a joiner piece between these two hoses which will sit behind the carb. I doubt anyone makes a single piece hose as the Capris were designed to have the two hoses.
If you would like I will take a picture of my 2.0S engine and post it for you to see.
If your 2.0S is easy for you to get to I'd appreciate you taking a picture but if it's not sat on the drive don't worry.
Thanks
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Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Dan no mate it’s auto choke on mine . Nick has a manual choke now with them 45s .
Andy yes it’s going to long now .
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Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Dan, all you need to do it link the 2 existing pipe that come from the bulkhead to the auto choke then from the choke to the manifold . i don't believe that they make a pipe for this in one section
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Re: Pinto engine coolant hoses
Thanks, I did think so, mine are just bent and twisted all over the place so wanted a rough idea of what a normal one is meant to look like!
Cheers
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