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[Guest tagree01]

Hey guys, I am still a little bit lost with the flathead 218. Part of the problem is identifying what is what. Attached are some pictures. Can you guys just let me know what these components are? A line came unhooked and I don't know what it is or what it does (#3). Thanks guys.

[martybose]

I'm clueless on the carb stuff, but #6 is the oiler cup for the distributor, and #7 is a block drain for coolant.

Marty

[Young Ed]

#1 is the automatic choke which is disconnected.

[anthonyb]

#3 and #5 are a vent system for the carb. Kinda looks like #4 is the vacuum line for the distributor advance.

[Normspeed]

# 1 is automatic choke (unhooked)

#4 looks like vacuum line to distributor vacuum advance

[anthonyb]

Sorry, I didn't pay real close attention to the question you first asked.

Does that line near the end of #3 connect to that line coming from the top of #2?

The carb vent I had on my car had the curved brass or copper line but it was not connected to anything else. It just provided ambient air to the vent assembly.

There was a brief thread about this assembly some time back. I'm not sure exactly how it works or what it's real purpose is. I can't remember what the consensus was for it's use.

What is behind the firewall for #2? It almost looks like it may connect to the wiper motor but the line out the top has me confused.(Now I can have an excuse for being confused!)

[Guest tagree01]

Does that line near the end of #3 connect to that line coming from the top of #2?

I think so. The small line coming out of #2 was unhooked, but looks like it attaches to #3 (can be seen in the 3rd and 4th pictures).

The larger line into #2 connects to the intake manifold just below the carb (can be seen in picture 1). For the first picture, the camera was close to #2.

I think you guys are right about #4; is for the vacuum advance, as the line goes to the distributor.

I forgot to mention that this is a 1940 Dodge coupe.

[Guest tagree01]

There is a heater in that general area inside the car. Could #2 be siphoning off gas from the dist to run the heater?

[Reg Evans]

OH....You have a goasline fired heater. SouthWind I believe. That's what all the other lines on the carb are for but the vacuum advance line. #6 is a grease cup. Yop fill that with grease and turn it in once and a while to grease the distrib. shaft.

[Guest tagree01]

Maybe that is what caused the cabin to fill with smoke when I took it out for a shakedown run. Scary. I don't like the idea of gasoline inside the cabin. Too many flammables. At least now I have a fire extinguisher. My next task is to disconnect the heater.

[anthonyb]

The gasoline heater explains what that assembly on the carb is. It filters/feeds gas to the heater and the line coming from #2 appears to vent the exhaust fumes into the manifold.

It didn't register since my car had the filter but had a standard water heater installed.

I'd be interested in that heater if you want to get rid of it. PM me if you want to dispose of it.

[Lou Earle]

You hae Southwind heater and the parts 234 and 5 are part of the feeding system for the southwind.

When running properly perfectly safe.

Gas is drawn into the heater chamber and heated with a glow plug creates a furnace inthe cast iron chamber- you have 400 degree heat instantly

The little line going into the top of the carb bowl areas is for the to flow to the heater. I t is failsafe- it will only draw gas when engine is running and creating vacuum. I have several and a complete rebuilding inventory I bought several years ago

If your aftaid of it

I might make you a dealon a regular mopar running heater for it

Lou

[Lou Earle]

But I must also sya that is a unusual heating system and can be repaired very easily. I can send u the instruction manual if u wnat it

[Normspeed]

Skydiver pulls ripcord and chute doesn't open. As he is plummeting towards earth, he sees a fellow hurtling upwards past him leaving a smoke trail. Skydiver shouts, "Hey, you anything about parachutes?" The other guy shouts, "No, do you know anything about gasoline car heaters?"

[John Mulders]

sorry guys, what is the purpose of a heater ?

I always wear shorts in the car !

John

[Don Coatney]

sorry guys, what is the purpose of a heater ?

I always wear shorts in the car !

John

John;

I do too (wear shorts as I just did a few moments ago when I cruised the hood) but some wimps require an external heat source.

[Lee Exline]

My cars do not have heaters either must be warm in the outback? Of course they do not have Radios or clocks either!

I have a really nice Southwind heater but I do not have the mystery part that hooks to the carb. I was thinking of installing it in one of the UTEs but decided against it. And I can not put in a standard MoPar heater since the steering column is in the way.