[alfa] Re: Alfa 6 - carbs

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 That would make more sense, certainly, but I have at LEAST two 
reference books which say that the Alfa-six had six single throat, 
downdraft Dellortos!?????




On Nov 12, 2004, at 7:34 AM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:05:14 +1300
> From: "Les Singh" <Les.Singh@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Alfa 6 - carbs
>
> I checked up on this after the first time someone suggested 6 
> single-throat
> Dellortos: not true. The detailed cutaway factory drawings clearly 
> show 3
> twin-chokes were used on the Alfa 6.
>
> Les in Wellington, New Zealand
>
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:54:32 -0800
> > From: George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>
> > Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #410
> >
> > The original Alfa-Six saloon also had carburettors (six single throat
> > Del'Ortos as I recall). It might be easier to find one of those
> > manifolds than it would be to find a manifold from a South
> > African 3.0
> > liter GTV-6. BTW, you are aware that the S.A. 3.0 liter was a
> > different
> > engine than was the subsequent Milano Verde (Alfa 75) 3.0
> > liter V-6 are
> > you not? Don't know if it would make any difference about the intake
> > manifold, but I think I'd find out before purchasing a manifold off
> > that engine were I you. Just a thought....
> >
> >
> > George Graves
> > '86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
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