Does anyone know what this hose is?

[Ropps]

[spitfire4v8]

Hm ..don't know really, could be fuel, carbon can hose .. spare hose that does nothing. More infor and pics required to see what IS piped in and what isn't.
Is it left hand drive though? clutch bleed and temp gauge capilliary going into nearside wing. Also is that airbox flange on the inlet manifold broken? There's an odd looking (blue silicone?) pipe off the inlet vacuum gallery .. and clear windscreen piping? Odd looking engine bay.

[Ropps]

Hoses that have that heat wrap on them aw the fuel pipes. Right hand drive. Tried blowing into pipe but was blocked. Blue silicon is coming out of fuel regulator and into inlet manifold.

Have a petrol smell when the ignition comes on that is baffling me!!

Injector of rings replaced, fuel pressure regulator has been changed and both fuel hoses!

But still when I start her I get a smell of un burnt fuel..

Help...

[spitfire4v8]

that's plumbed in all wrong then. there should be no hose from the regulator to the inlet manifold vacuum gallery .. it's likely the hose in the pic is from the carbon can as mentioned above and should go (via a 4 way connector ) to the vacuum gallery, the other vacuum gallery on the other manifold and the breather trap in the offside airbox. Whoever had piped it up doesn't know what a cerbera looks like.

Edited by spitfire4v8 on Thursday 6th November 17:06

[spitfire4v8]

is there a reply gone missing ?

[Ropps]

4 way connector?!?!? The 4 way connwctor that does not exist on my car.. Your right whoever has been tinkering with her whilst her stay in Monaco has made a pigs ear of it all!!!

Do you think that having it all connected properly will stop that smell of petrol when I start the efine and run it!!!???

[spitfire4v8]

Having it plumbed in correctly is certainly an important first step to sorting the smell out yes.

[Ropps]

Thank you so much for your invaluable information... Much appreciated.. Fingers crossed it takes the smell away

[ukkid35]

spitfire4v8 said:

that's plumbed in all wrong then. there should be no hose from the regulator to the inlet manifold vacuum gallery ....

Whoever had piped it up doesn't know what a cerbera looks like.

The first time I ever saw a Cerb engine bay, I suggested to the owner/seller that he should plug the vacuum line in to the fuel pressure regulator.

In my defence, I'd never seen a regulator without a vacuum connection before, the vacuum line was in fact a disconnected windscreen washer tube, and it was a very dark evening. Doh!