Flame trap

[John_Mc]

I'm putting my emissions system back together. Mostly I'm just hooking up my carbon canister which I broke a year ago and reconnecting the evaporative loss system from the fuel tank. I noticed that the Moss catalog shows a flame trap between the carbs and the valve cover for 70-72 cars. Mine does not have one. Is this important? I'm not overly concerned about originality. I just want to make sure my engine runs properly and occupants are not overwhelmed by fumes.

Also, since adding electronic ignition, the vacuum line from the forward carb to the vacuum advance/retard on the distributor is disconnected (from the rear-facing side only) and capped at the carb end. Is this correct? As always, thanks in advance for any input.

 

[skucera]

The illustrations in the Victoria British catalog and online show the correct layout of all the flame traps and vacuum hoses. It is a great resource to see how your car was laid out when it left the factory.

I'm in the same boat as you about rebuilding my emissions control system. While I won't be putting the air pump back on the car, there is no harm in leaving the EGR system correctly connected, or in leaving the evaporative capture system correctly configured. Some previous owner pulled all the vacuum lines off my car except for the one between the carb and the vacuum advance diaphragm. I've been looking through junk yards for flame traps, and there just aren't any cars left in them around here that have any. The English cars were crushed long ago to make room for Japanese cars and big SUV's.

Scott

 

[TR6oldtimer]

... I've been looking through junk yards for flame traps, and there just aren't any cars left in them around here that have any. <span style="font-weight: bold">The English cars were crushed long ago to make room for Japanese cars and big SUV's</span>.

Scott

Some of the crushed English cars became Japanese cars, which were crushed and became SUV's.