pipe queery

[cococola]

On my 1969 moggie 1098cc the airfilter housing has no metal pipe attached on the bottom(just a hole)
Will this cause me any problems with my car and should I get another housing to replace it with?
many thanks
Alan

[bmcecosse]

Very common problem - they vibrate and fall off..... Handy to have it if you run the car in winter - when the pipe should be directed at the exhaust to pick up some heat to try to stop carb icing. Otherwise not critical - unless you want the car to be 'original'..

[simmitc]

The other consideration is that the pipe acts as a sielncer for the air intake - there is a noticeably different noise when the tube is missing.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

I'm sure a garage/engineering shop would join it back together again for a nominal charge.

[bmcecosse]

IF you have the missing pipe - mine fell off 'at speed' on a busy motorway - there was no way I was stopping to look for it........

[moggiethouable]

You could cut off the spout from that old metal funnel you never use and push it down the hole.
Maybe brazing it in?
A lick of paint and voila!

[bmcecosse]

The wretched casing is hopeless for air flow.....I modified mine to fit the larger carb, and I couldn't get it to run well - even with no filter inside. Swapped for a K&N taper cone filter - MUCH better running, but quite noisy when the throttle is opened any serious amount. However - this is drowned out by the roar from the exhaust, so it doesn't matter......

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

What air filter do you have on your TR7, Roy?

[bmcecosse]

Just the standard paper element. It rarely gets any more than half-beans.....I use it as a cruiser - not a racer.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Racing duties reserved for the Traveller then, eh?

[bmcecosse]

Actually - yes it does tend to get thrashed.....I have spare engines for it, not so for the TR7......