"Spare" hole in tinware.

[andyh]

Whilst poking around in the engine bay this morning I noticed that there is an extra hole to the left of the silver hose as below:

So is this due to a) incorrect tinware, b) something having fallen off, or c) none of the above?

In any case I assume that it could do with being blocked off?

 

[Clem]

Some oil fillers have a breather pipe that goes through that hole, thats what its for. So, either the wrong tinware or the wrong filler. Either way dont stress about it.

 

[ZedBed]

Some oil fillers have a breather pipe that goes through that hole, thats what its for. So, either the wrong tinware or the wrong filler. Either way dont stress about it.

That's a different hole Clem and the breather is already fitted in the picture.

The hole in the pic is for the warm air pickup if you have a standard single carb and air filter.
If you have twin carbs or aftermarket single carb or a pancake filter on a standard carb the hole is redundant and best filled in with whatever (non-combustable) thing you have to hand.

 

[andyh]

Awesome, cheers.

 

[andyh]

Et voila!

 

[ZedBed]

Perfect. :lol:

 

[Clem]

Some oil fillers have a breather pipe that goes through that hole, thats what its for. So, either the wrong tinware or the wrong filler. Either way dont stress about it.

That's a different hole Clem and the breather is already fitted in the picture.

True dat :mrgreen:

 

[andyh]

Running much cooler now!

 

[john the horse]

Et voila!

oh yeah thats a real fix, i like a lot

jth