Intake Manifold Drain
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:10 am
Ryan's approach on his Moose seems to be the easiest, no extra holes, no
brace at the firewall, et cetera...
Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Mowat [mailto:RMowat@forge-industrial.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:24 PM
To: tedwaltman@i1ci.com
Subject: RE: Intake manifold drains?
Yup.
I used aero quip -4 lines on these drains, but I have seen other cheaper
versions. Yes, I used a "T" to connect the two and a little fiddling to
get it fit just nice.
The hoses and quick drain are zip tied up to the motor until they drop
down beside the exhaust - there I drilled two small holes and use zip
ties (two for safety) just at the outlet of the cowl and tied them to
the cowl. Seems to work really well so far.
The challenge is to get all the lines to free drain with ups/downs so
that they always empty themselves out clean.
Best part is I do not have to open the cowl.
Ryan Mowat, P.Eng.
30528 1A Greatnorthern Ave
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6H4
(604) 556-7222 (ext 307), (604) 556-7215 (Fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Waltman [mailto:tedwaltman@i1ci.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:13 AM
To: RMowat@forge-industrial.com
Cc: Scott Aldrich; 'Al Paxhia'; 'Doug and Sharon'
Subject: Intake manifold drains?
Ryan,
I recall from looking at your Moose at OSH that you had two
quick-drains, one coming out of each exhaust, for your intake manifolds.
I assume that the one on the pilot side drains cyl 4 & 5 whereas the one
on the passenger side of course just drains #6.
Questions:
- Did you just flex hose/tube off of the 4 & 5?
- Do you have the "hose" off of 4 & 5 coming into some sort of "Y"
fitting, and thence down to the quick drain?
- How do you keep the "hoses" and in turn the final quick drain from
vibrating against the exhaust?
I have been thinking of connecting the #4, #5 and #6 into a single
fitting and then, with an elbow joint, having a hose go back to a
bracket attached to the firewall so I could drain them all with a single
quick drain attached to a bracket there (obviously set up so everything
is lower than the exhaust points. This seems like too much
tubing/work/brain damage compared to, perhaps, the simpler set up that
you might have.
Currently I have one quick drain off of the #6, which also drains #4 &
#5; The quick drain I currently have can't be reached without opening up
the cowl (19 fasteners later).
Thanks for your input,
Ted
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brace at the firewall, et cetera...
Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Mowat [mailto:RMowat@forge-industrial.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:24 PM
To: tedwaltman@i1ci.com
Subject: RE: Intake manifold drains?
Yup.
I used aero quip -4 lines on these drains, but I have seen other cheaper
versions. Yes, I used a "T" to connect the two and a little fiddling to
get it fit just nice.
The hoses and quick drain are zip tied up to the motor until they drop
down beside the exhaust - there I drilled two small holes and use zip
ties (two for safety) just at the outlet of the cowl and tied them to
the cowl. Seems to work really well so far.
The challenge is to get all the lines to free drain with ups/downs so
that they always empty themselves out clean.
Best part is I do not have to open the cowl.
Ryan Mowat, P.Eng.
30528 1A Greatnorthern Ave
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6H4
(604) 556-7222 (ext 307), (604) 556-7215 (Fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Waltman [mailto:tedwaltman@i1ci.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:13 AM
To: RMowat@forge-industrial.com
Cc: Scott Aldrich; 'Al Paxhia'; 'Doug and Sharon'
Subject: Intake manifold drains?
Ryan,
I recall from looking at your Moose at OSH that you had two
quick-drains, one coming out of each exhaust, for your intake manifolds.
I assume that the one on the pilot side drains cyl 4 & 5 whereas the one
on the passenger side of course just drains #6.
Questions:
- Did you just flex hose/tube off of the 4 & 5?
- Do you have the "hose" off of 4 & 5 coming into some sort of "Y"
fitting, and thence down to the quick drain?
- How do you keep the "hoses" and in turn the final quick drain from
vibrating against the exhaust?
I have been thinking of connecting the #4, #5 and #6 into a single
fitting and then, with an elbow joint, having a hose go back to a
bracket attached to the firewall so I could drain them all with a single
quick drain attached to a bracket there (obviously set up so everything
is lower than the exhaust points. This seems like too much
tubing/work/brain damage compared to, perhaps, the simpler set up that
you might have.
Currently I have one quick drain off of the #6, which also drains #4 &
#5; The quick drain I currently have can't be reached without opening up
the cowl (19 fasteners later).
Thanks for your input,
Ted
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