Water and shaker hood
08-09-2018, 10:54 PM
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Water and shaker hood
Here's what I hope is a silly question? What prevents water entering the hood scoop from filling the lower portion of the shaker assembly (where the air cleaner sits) and entering the carb? I do not have a snorkel assembly and a plate is covering the area where snorkel was.
08-10-2018, 01:29 AM
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The way manufacturers get around the problem of the wet is usually through creating
a dead zone where the water will fall out of suspension, then the water is collected
and allowed to drain through a tube out onto the ground. If the filter gets a little wet,
there's no real issue. A little water getting in through the intake is not going to create
an issue. Your engine can ingest and "burn" (used tongue-in-cheek) a little water
without causing an issue.
Some people will install more drain hoses into their Shaker, but there should be at least one
already present.
The 1970-1971 originals shakers had two manually-controlled flaps that could be closed by
a pull-cable mounted under the dash. Newer ones have drain holes, or a drain hole.
a dead zone where the water will fall out of suspension, then the water is collected
and allowed to drain through a tube out onto the ground. If the filter gets a little wet,
there's no real issue. A little water getting in through the intake is not going to create
an issue. Your engine can ingest and "burn" (used tongue-in-cheek) a little water
without causing an issue.
Some people will install more drain hoses into their Shaker, but there should be at least one
already present.
The 1970-1971 originals shakers had two manually-controlled flaps that could be closed by
a pull-cable mounted under the dash. Newer ones have drain holes, or a drain hole.
08-10-2018, 11:54 PM
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