HIF carb info request

[DreamCatcher]

I have recently aquired a HIF carb that is mated to an autorotor supercharger (similar to a hi-flow from australia ... except not quite I dont belive) it had no instructions ... its fully installed except for the oil lines and the vacuum and fuel input ... I have no idea which hoses go where in this regard. If any one has a exploded diagram or notes that would help me out i would appreciate it .. I will post a picture in a minute.

OH and one other thing i need to staticly time this before i fire it up.. except there is no timing marks on this new crank pulley. what is the best way to do this. without pulling the pulleys off ( very important as I had to remove steering to get th crank pulley on ).
All info appreciated,
D

 

[Guest]

Hi, I have HIF's on my '72 "B".You can go to the URL below and see mine. I have the connections marked. Vacuum to the distributor comes off the manifold not the carbs on mine.
Bob
https://morethanadoor.com/mgcarbcon1.JPG

 

[Bruce74B]

Bob,

The "bowl vent" as you have it...is it a fire waiting to happen? My bowl vents are connected via a Y and return to the charcoal cannister. I know a lot of them are disconnect when the car are desmogged, but shouldn't they be vented below and away?

As far a making your timing mark, I'd manually mark the wheel with a etching tool or dremmil blade after manually moving the piston to TDC. A little white chalk or pencil in the groove will make it easier to see with a timing light. This is not to hard to do, especially if you have the head off, but accuracy is less than perfect.

Bruce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

 

[Guest]

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Bob,

The "bowl vent" as you have it...is it a fire waiting to happen? My bowl vents are connected via a Y and return to the charcoal cannister. I know a lot of them are disconnect when the car are desmogged, but shouldn't they be vented below and away?
Bruce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

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Yes, Bruce you are correct and it is something I should do to be perectly safe. I used to have it hooked up but for some reason left it open the last time I worked in that area. I have had it that way for some time and there would have to be a spark right there but there is a chance and I shouldn't take the chance. I will look for the connection that came off there and route it properly.
Thanks,
Bob