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| Author: | sg [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Smoke (or Steam?) from left carb air filter |
Guys..... drove Slidey for a couple of hours today and when i returned to put him to bed, i lifted the bonnet and there was a fine wisp of smoke or steam eminating from the left carb air filter.................. i was thinking that maybe there was some excess oil from the breather pipe connected to the rocker cover being pushed through?????? Any ideas 
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| Author: | 68matic [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:12 pm ] |
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did you take a wift smoke smells smokey steam smells steamy (or like nothing) oil smells oily radiator coolant smells sweet |
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| Author: | sg [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:30 pm ] |
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Duc..... couldn't smell an odour... it was wafting from the top of the air filter...... i thought a hose or something might have been resting against something hot..... checked all the hoses and they were fine..... |
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| Author: | 68matic [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:55 pm ] |
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if you couldnt smell anything (if you tried to) then perhaps it is steam hmmm whereabouts was it coming from: the airfilter area, or the actual inlet hole? |
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| Author: | sg [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:25 pm ] |
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Duc, it was coming from the front side of the air filter (see photo below).......... 
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| Author: | 68matic [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:43 pm ] |
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hmmm. yeh youre right in that perhaps the rocker cover is pushing alot of steam into the air filter i reckon the steam is from the combustion process, and the outlet valves are doing something (maybe something theyre not supposed to be doing) im no expert, but i heard sometimes people get a mayo(emulsification of oil and water) inside their rocker covers due to condensation i think the exhaust gases are not going to the exhaust pipes, maybe some are getting out through the valve stem holes and to the cover. i am not certain with the head of an engine, i have only seen the rockers once, sorry |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:58 pm ] |
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If the float level in that carb is a tad high, it will percolate fuel into the manifold when hot and stopped. But I reckon you would smell that..
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| Author: | nermil [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:29 pm ] |
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hot damn that's one clean engine bay! |
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| Author: | sg [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:39 pm ] |
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nermil wrote: hot damn that's one clean engine bay!
hehe..... nermil, when i can bring myself to pull Slidey off the road for a week or so i am going to get many many bits that aren't chromed the treatment... i'm happy with the bay now, but u can never have enough bling...... just ask JAM 
this pic is my fave of the bay.... pity i didn't bloody pull the firewall cover back up!!!!!! 
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| Author: | nermil [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:45 pm ] |
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indeed, a good smattering of bling in there will look tops. would it ve fair to say clubmans would run a few degrees cooler than roundies 'cos of the extra space? i'm not used to looking in the front of a roundy, but i noticed how tight the fit was with that bloke's one yesterday at the servo. would make reaching those hard to reach places even more difficult! |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:48 pm ] |
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I think Clubbies run hotter, from hauling the extra weight and pushing more air out of the way..  
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| Author: | willy [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:50 pm ] |
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Don't go there doc! Theres lotsa clubby lovers who will fight u with words! 
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| Author: | nermil [ Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:53 pm ] |
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ruh roh! what have i started! |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:33 am ] |
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Don't get yer knickers in a knot-- we like (and own) Clubbies too!
Probably not much weight difference... in fact a dry Clubbie may be lighter than a wet roundnose. 
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| Author: | simon k [ Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:03 am ] |
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I see Slidey has a couple of nice screwdriver holders.... it's the best part about putting a Cooper S head on a 9 stud 1100S motor - you can put your screwdrivers in the extra holes and they'll never fall down! |
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