1989 WT 1324cc sierra carby question...

[martyp]

Hi Guys,

I've asked this before a while back, got plenty on answers, but unfortunately not the one i'm looking for

Wondering if anyone here has a similar car to mine and can take a pic (or describe in a way my feeble mind understands) where the vacuume hose from the charcoal canister attaches to the intake manifold or carby....

A mate has the 1298cc sierra and his canister hose goes to a point on the passenger side of the carby (where he has 2 points to connect to) i only have one there, already taken

His vacuume hose setup looks VERY different to mine anyway, so his is probably not a good example to look at...

I guess, what would be better, if anyone has a diagram where all the hoses go... as when i have the lights on at idle, there is a little green valve-thing that buzzes - but only at idle - i THINK it's the idle up valve, but why it buzzes is ???? - maybe it's because somewhere there is an open point for that charcoal canister causing a vacuume leak...
or maybe the hoses are all plugged in to totally wrong points :(

any help (especially photos) would be VERY much appreciated!!

not 100% sure which carby i have (asin??) but i'll look when i get home

Previous thread - http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=24071

[christover1]

Its quite possible somebody has put the carby on without the spacer.
If so you wouldnt see it, cos it's not there. Mine was like that when I got it, and it took ages to figure out.
The spacer is part of the carby heating system, fed by hot water from the cooling system. Also a function of air intake.
If its not there, it will never run right.
Not all carbs are the same set up, and mine has a lot of hoses blocked off cos its a 1300 conversion to a 1.o litre.
A photo may come soon

christover

[martyp]

HFS - please don't give me another thing to worry about

(stupid mode) the carby bolts are the right length.. does that help eliminate your scenario? (i guess they could have used different bolts too.)

Damnit - maybe the corolla carb WOULD be easier.....

[christover1]

HFS - please don't give me another thing to worry about

(stupid mode) the carby bolts are the right length.. does that help eliminate your scenario? (i guess they could have used different bolts too.)

Damnit - maybe the corolla carb WOULD be easier.....

heres mine, but as I said, mines different.
I don't use most, and mine has 3 near the place you have one

[martyp]

Thanks mate - yeah, mine is different :(

I'll take some pics of mine and post them up

[martyp]

no pics yet - camera stuffed :(

Started poking around last night - pretty much ALL of my hoses are perished, and basically fell off :(
took the carby off - and STILL can't find a place on either the carby or the manifold to plug the charcoal canister into...

hopefully suzisport or someone can help :(

[high n mighty]

Try teeing it into the other one

[martyp]

yeah - had a bit of a play around and i THINK i've found where it should go (connects to an actuator type thing??) but then i don't know where some other hoses go, it's all a bit of a mess (though, it still runs)

but the local wrecker is getting TWO sierras tomorrow, so i'll check it out and take notes