Wedge TR8 four barrel intake mounted reverse

[PATR8]

The previous owner had installed the Offy intake and the carb reverse. I have no idea why but as I am pulling the heads off I think unless someone tells me why I should keep it this way I should swap it around.

Also,my Offy has no front runners (pic attached, it still needs cleaned up since I took it off). How does that work since it seems to me nothing would get fed to those cylinders fed by those? This is one of those questions I have had for years and never asked.




Any opinions?
Thanks

 

[Darrell_Walker]

I think those are for coolant. The heads have them at both ends (the left and right heads are identical), but only one end (I don't recall front or back) connect to the intake manifold. My stock FI intake is the same way.

 

[WedgeWorks]

Why install backwards? I guess some one wanted a difficult access thermostat and a 3 foot top radiator hose. The heads are identical and all of the BOP/Rover intakes have the two rear coolant ports plugged/capped off. I have a huffaker intake that does not have a rear outlet provision for coolant so the left rear was tapped for a hose fitting. Make sure you put it back the right way with the tapered carb mount in the right direction too if it has one. Also should have a bleeder nipple just behind the thermostat that goes to the overflow tank.

 

[tr8todd]

The TR8 I recently bought and parted out had the carb mounted backwards as well. It seemed to run OK for the minute or so I had it running.

 

[GBRandy]

On my FI car, the two rear coolant ports are blocked off by the intake manifold.

The front ones are not.

 

[tr8todd]

The reason there are ports front and rear is because the heads are reversible. Only one end gets used and the other gets blocked off.

 

[PATR8]

You know I start making some progress, got the heads ready to be pulled, and the army has decided I need to go to DC awhile, this is why the to do list is getting longer rather than shorter

 

[DNK]

Gonna go argue on the hill, Col?

 

[PATR8]

I'd do another tour in the sand before I'd want to deal with politicians .

 

[DNK]

:lol:

 

[PATR8]

My plan now is to get the 8 running and take it to DC as my driver. My truck just doesn't fit in DC, and my new car is frankly too new to take. I had it down there in the past, driven it the 500 mile round trip with no trouble. Easy to whip around in traffic. Just need time to get it to that point