zephyrdave Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 There is a hole in the top of the fuel bowl cover about 1/8 inch diameter. Carb is EE14 on a lasalle. The carb also has an electric choke. I saw a small pic on the net of what looked like a brass fitting on the hole, but not sure. Anybody know what this hole is for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Holes in the fuel bowl were usually used to insert a small copper tube that fed a gasoline-burning heater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Agree with Gary. The brand that comes to mind is Southwind; there may have been others. Southwind kits would consist of the heater, some copper tubing, a fitting to mount onto the carburetor, and a spacer that fit between the carburetor and intake manifold with a vacuum take-off. The installation routed the vacuum from the spacing through the heater to the fitting on the carburetor. Showing my age, but every school bus I ever rode had one for the driver. The save-us-from-ourselves folks would probably be mortified if they saw one, but I cannot remember one ever catching fire. Generally, the hole in the top of the fuel bowl would be along one edge, such that the copper tubing would slide down beside the float. The one pictured appears to have the float directly under the hole. Jon. Edited October 23, 2021 by carbking (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Could it be that there should be a vent tube of some sort there? I see similar ideas in the Marine trade where they direct overflow (stuck open float valve comes to mind) into the throat of the carburetor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyrdave Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Yes the hole is over the float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregush Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 You could take the cover off and look, I know that is what I would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 8 hours ago, zephyrdave said: Yes the hole is over the float. I'm guessing they did that to prime the carb if the car sat long enough to have the gas evaporate. They maybe filled the bowl with one of those small pump trigger oiling cans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete O Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I have an old MoTor repair manual, and there's a diagram of a Stromberg EE series carb that shows that the float chamber vent was on top of the float bowl, where the hole in yours currently is located. The vent was kind of like a tiny oil filler breather cap. I wonder if the stem and cap have gone missing from your carb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Stromberg placed the vent on the EE series size 2 and 3. The OP's carb is a size 1. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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