Re: [T3] Fresh air duct connection for '71 SB

["Steve Bradley" <scscomp@mindspring.com>]

> > There is a round flange at the top of the mixer box, but it is sealed
> > closed. Looks like a plug of sorts. There is no elbow there at all.
>
> I checked the microfilm and it shows the elbows as installed since
> early 65 without exception.

I think the "plug" I'm feeling is actually the top of the thermostat
recessed in the mixer box.

> > You said the elbows were left off some cars in '71. Did they do that
> > for a particular reason or were they just being mean?
>
> What was omitted was just the SCREW that fastened the forward elbow
> on one side. (Only ONE side.) I suspect that someone on the assembly
> line just didn't know about that screw, or didn't have time to
> install it. It's a shame, because it's a LOT harder to get to after
> full assembly.

It sounds like its possible that the elbows came off mine when the hoses
fell off or were pulled off. How many screws hold the elbows to the mixer
box and where do they attach? Also, is the paper hose the same ID as the
carb pre-heater hose for the late model busses?

Steve Bradley

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