Brehon47 The engine bay looks like the Sargasso Sea (well, parts of it anyway). Does anyone have a picture or a method to tidy this up? Regards, Tiny
Brehon47 Hard to believe this is ex factory !! Any experience, brochures, photos that will inform a better method routing the tubes, hoses etc would be appreciated. Should I assume that the length of the tubes leading from the fuel distributor to the cylinders is critical? Of even or atypical length? I will be replacing all - but the motor functions perfectly as it is....so this would be a templet unless I can buy made up sets. IPD or local? Regards, Tiny
Brehon47 Thanks Gents - I have the original packaging and instructions for the transistor - it was fitted very early in its long lifetime. Standard Paul ? ...it's a Pro Hart standard mess! I'll keep looking for a contemporary photo...Regards, Tiny
Roinik I've never seen a "neat" '74GL under the lid. The easiest solution is to close the bonnet and polish the top of it. Nothing to see in there.
Brehon47 Ian Very witty - some levity may be essential but then I shouldn't need to raise the hood too often anyway. The question however remains - can I re-route things without compromising function. The aesthetic does matter as function usually attends form. Regards, Tiny
egads (she/her) Kjet side looks stock and will be hard to reroute without redoing the lines. Electricals look a bit messed with so you could recable that and tie it down for neatness.
Major Ledfoot It looks pretty much like the underbonnet area of Chloe, the K-Jet 145. It looks like wires and hoses are going everywhere, but it works. Now you know, Tiny, why K-Jet is considered romantic... I figure they chose to route things certain ways due to factors like heat soak, mechanical movement, etc, after thrashing the pre-production versions for months on proving grounds, where many of these sorts of problems crop up. It would be a disaster, for example, if a broken engine mount resulted in tearing off a high pressure fuel line to the fuel distributor.
Brehon47 Thanks Egads - good advice Quite so bgpzfm142 - I will have a look into using the nickel-bronze-copper lines my old Benz employs - if they are pinned to the firewall I daresay a flexible link(s) would avoid calamity. I'll see about it next week. Regards, Tiny
