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Did a long search for that fitting and did not see what I was looking for.
Someone ,I think, posted a place that still has those .Anyone help??
 
Might not be the same thing, but I think angelfj posted a source for the banjo on a TR3 gas tank?
 
I was wondering if the brake versions would work. That was my next question.
So it's a 1/2X20.
Cool
Thanks T (Tom?)
 
If you're talking about the one on the intake manifold there is an alternative, Don.
An actual banjo fitting was used because of the addition of the Anti Run-on Valve in 72 and the banjo was a way for the ARV to share the Vacuum with the brake Servo.
I doubt that you need the ARV, so you can get by with the brake sevo nipple for earlier cars.... which is also NA from most places, but a threaded nipple is available in the hardware stores.
I picked up one, but I don't recall the thread size, try a plumbing fitting for the thread size then shop for it with a nipple on the end.
 
Might need a dual one. Is this where the booster gets it's vac from?
 
Yes. Before 72 it wasn't a banjo, just a nipple for the Servo (Brake Booster).
After that they needed a nipple for the ARV, so they switched from a plain nipple to a banjo fitting with 2 nipples.
In 75 & 76 they added yet another nipple for a diverter valve
 
Don't think that's a question need asking, thinks it's more like
He's not drinking beer?
 
Well, I got part of it today

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Well.....
1/2 X 20. That must be for Franks 3 because that sure as heck is way to small for a later 6 intake.'
More like 7/8 X 14
Well that was a wastes of $10
 
I bet it was, Don, because a TR3 doesn't have a brake servo. His might have been for a carb float bowl or brakes or something.
 
I had to go check because it's not listed. I found that the bolt that holds the damper pulley to the crankshaft has the same threads..That would make it 5/8" UNF thread.
If you don't plan on using the Anti Run-on Valve, and can find a threaded hose barb fitting you can attach the brake servo hose to it..no need for a banjo if there's only that one nipple.
Have a look at Moss #373-875 as to what I'm suggesting. Of course Moss list it as NA,..and if none of the others...maybe McMaster Carr might.

https://www.mcmaster.com

Possibly ?
part # 5346K77
Brass Barbed Hose Fitting Adapter for 3/8" Hose ID X 5/8"-18 Male Flare
 
5/8-18 is also the thread pitch used by BMC on its intake manifolds where a brake servo was fitted. Unfortunately... while close to 3/8" pipe, it's not close enough. 3/8" pipe is larger in diameter. However, you could chase the threads of a 3/8" nipple with a 5/8-18 die to make the part you need. MiniMania has the nipple for $14, part number 12H1405.

However, if you really want a banjo bolt, those are also used on BMC A-series engines for the oil supply pipe and apparently for later brake servos. Again, check out MiniMania part number 2A715 ($13) and the same part used (U/2A715) for $7.
 
Ken, the plug I had in there is a 14 gauge. I don't have a 7/8 bolt size on my tool but the plug is 3/4<X<1 where X id the plug.
The back of my checker says that 7/8 has a 14 pitch thread size as course so I figure it's that.
But I still wonder if it is pipe size as if it wasn't it would screw right thru to the inside, correct?
 
Doug, I checked out that part #. That is just the copper seal. Wonder if they have the business parts of it

Found it, but it is a 5/8th fitting to a -10 AN.
I think that is to small
 
Don, there are 2 threaded holes in your manifold , right ?
One is for the EGR steel pipe. That one is more or less in the center of the manifold and it's NPT threads if you have the 72-76 version of the manifold.
The one for the Brake servo is closer to the rear carb and unless someone rethreaded it should still be 5/8-UNF.
But I guess anything is possible either out of whim or necessity by a past owner.
 
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