Matt Dearden's Cat E1 Tiger Pages - Engine Bay Tweaks
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Engine Bay Tweaks

These are called mishab o-rings and should give a better seal between the carbs and manifold than the current plastic ones.
Instead of the thackary washers ususally used I got some of these which are basically rubber bobbins and metal cups. The rubber gives the flex and shouldn't break like the thackary washers do.
Here you can see how the rubber cups fit. I haven't tighened them yet as I did this once on the car. I removed the entire inlet manifold to do all this as it was easier and gave clearance to fit the new breather kit I've got.
Here's the carbs back together with their nice new braided hosing. Thanks to Giles Cooper for the hosing!
Here's the whole lot back in the car again and the fuel line re-attached. Note my new fancy alloy oil filler cap. I was Royston's and just had to have one!
Here's my nice new blue Magnecore silicone HT-leads. Not entirely nessacary but they look nice and should stop any problems with mis-fires etc.


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