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TulsaFred

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My bugeye has no vacuum advance line hooked up. The distributor vacuum unit has a threaded fitting with no line or tube attached to it.

I don't see a listing on Moss or Victoria British for the vacuum advance line.

Anyone know where the vacuum line with a threaded end can be found?

What is the routing of the vacuum line? Where is the vacuum take off on the engine/carb/manifold...?

Thanks for any help.

Fred
 
OK
I found the vacuum take off, located on the intake manifold below the carbs.
I also found that a copper oil pressure line kit from Autozone has the correct compression fitting for the distributor vacuum advance connection.

Now all I really need to know is the routing of the vacuum advance line.

Anyone got pics?

thanks!
Fred
 
MIne is pretty simple Tulsafred. You can see in the photo on the left the copper line connected to the carb with a black vinyl tube. It hugs the valve cover, takes a left in front of the heater, turns down then fastens to the vacuum advance with another vinyl tube. Now that I look it in the photos it probably would not hurt to put a little shrink tubing on the copper tube running near the starter solenoid.
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Not sure if that is stock; just the way it came and it seems to work.

Charlie
 
Hi Charlie,
Thanks for the pics.
It looks like someone used rubber vacuum lines to make a connection to the vacuum advance unit and the carb/manifold. On mine these are both threaded, presumably compression, fittings.
Since the oil pressure line kit has the correct fittings and copper tube, I really at this point just need the routing.

So on yours the line runs along the valve cover back to the heater box. How does it run there? Is there a attachment fitting to hold the line in front of the heater box or does it just run unsecured?

Thanks!
Fred
 
HI Fred. That's right, the copper tube is just pushed into the vinyl tubing. No clamps or anything. I don't know...seems to work. The tube just lays there. No fittings. Now I can't say that's typical or "correct". Someone with a pristine car can tell you more.

I suppose you could cable-tie it to the pipe coming out of your heater if you feel it should be tied down. I have that pipe but it is not hooked up at the moment. I am not sure whether my heater core is any good and I don't want to find out the hard way, so my valve is shut off.

Best,
Charlie
 
The original tube was tied down to a little bracket off of the heater valve bolt. The original tube had a an enlarged thing that looked like a horse pill about 1/2 to the distributor. In reality it was a spark arrestor gismo.
For my 1275, I ran it the other way over the thermostat housing and down the right side of the block. I anchored mine with a hose clamp on the thermostate bolt.
cheers,
Scott in CA.
 
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