in searching this forum for a source of vent tubes, I found the discussion at http://www.network54.com/Forum/88781/thread/1169905811/4100+vent+tubes.

I'm very glad to find a source for the vent tubes but I have a question first:

I am running a C0AE-K 1.12 on my '64 Mercury. Bob Lathrop at Performance Unlimited recently rebuilt the carb for me (he rebuilt the 390 and it is sweeeeeeet). Bob found all 4 vent tubes broken off, and replaced the primary vent tubes with parts from a 4100 he had laying around... but the secondary tubes on my C0AE-K seem to be somewhat smaller than the secondary tubes on the "junker" carb he was scavenging parts from, so I need to find secondary vent tubes.

are the secondary vent tubes actually a different size than the primary tubes on this carb? or am I completely full of it?

Ed Jenkins, can you provide the secondary vent tubes for this 1960 1.12 4100?

Thanks!
Walt


Walt
'64 mercury monterey
Hiawatha Iowa

All vent tubes for the 2100/4100 are the same size till you get into the as cast into the top type.

Difference is, now-a-days, since no one makes these parts, everyone makes these out of hardware store brass tubing.
Depending on where you go and what diameter of tubing wall they purchase (and one would be surprised at the many differences out there)would depend upon what it looks like.

I went through this about 20 years ago when I became aware after replacing tubes once and "they were different", all of a sudden the little light came on, and since this wasn't the first time I had replaced vent tubes I have no idea how many I had done that were mismatched (hopefully not that many :o( )

Now when I buy brass tubing I will buy at least 10 and keep them all together so I don't make this "mistake" again. Other than visual, no harm done.

Bill White
White Automotive

that was a really nice way to say "Walt, you're full of it"

I'll take a closer look and figger this out!
Thanks!


Walt
'64 mercury monterey
Hiawatha Iowa

Not going to say that about you in this instance........

Bill

As Bill has said it is mearly a visual differnence. Operationaly they will still work fine.

I make new ones as well.

Ed Jenkins

Ford Galaxie Club of America member #3350
1966 Galaxie 500 Convertible built in Chicago Illinois, has low milage 1969 390. 780 Holley?, built C6, Crites Aluminum radiator, and a rust free frame from the south. Work continues.

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