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I'm currently pulling the manifolds off of my 1971 240Z, and I can't figure out what this pipe is that's bolted onto my exhaust manifold.  It looks totally vestigial because there is no opening for it on the manifold side, and the other side just dangles into the engine bay. 

 

What is this thing, and can I leave it off when I put everything back together?

 

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Hi,  That's the hot air intake and attached from the exhaust manifold to the bottom of the air cleaner. It redirects hot air the prevent the carbs icing up in winter (cold climates).

The correct air cleaner will have a sensor and valve device which will mix the air drawn into the carbs at a set temperature to stop icing up. Also keeps the emissions reduced and stops condensation build-up in the valve cover.

Cheers David.

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See picture from Factory Service Manual (FSM)

 

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http://www.xenonzcar.com/reference.html

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Aha, that makes perfect sense. Thanks David and Miles! A friend printed out a FSM (the one here) for me as a gift and that hot air intake diagram isn't in it.  Miles - which FSM did you pull that image from?  It looks like my flexible tube deteriorated long ago. I'll reinstall the intake and hunt around for a replacement tube at some point.

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32 minutes ago, rand said:

Aha, that makes perfect sense. Thanks David and Miles! A friend printed out a FSM (the one here) for me as a gift and that hot air intake diagram isn't in it.  Miles - which FSM did you pull that image from?  It looks like my flexible tube deteriorated long ago. I'll reinstall the intake and hunt around for a replacement tube at some point.

 

Look here:  http://www.xenonzcar.com/s30/reference.html

 

 

EG Engine General.pdf

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