Manifold grease fitting

[birddog10]

Well I've got the answer and many of you were right about your ideas and suggestions:thumbsup: accept for Mace Canute who suggested it's where I grease the muffler bearings Talking to the company that sold me the manifold it appears that since my Massey 35 engine is a Continental gas engine it's the same engine used by other manufacturers including Hyster for their forklifts. Apparently forklifts need "a vacuum advance airline to advance the timing" and that's where it would go. He said that a grease fitting fits and so that's why somebody put it in there but he wouldn't recommend it because the spring or ball bearing might dislodge and drop down into the manifold or carburetor. He said to simply put in a hex bolt or screw instead just like "Argosy" recommended with the steel plug.
Thanks for all the advice on this one. Now I have to try to get the manifold off without breaking any of the studs. I'll be back on this website if I do, to figure out how to deal with that problem:laughing:

 

[blueriver]

Well that excatly what I was going to say ....

 

[Egon]

accept for Mace Canute who suggested it's where I grease the muffler bearings

Durned me, where do you grease those bearings?:laughing:

 

[milkman]

In your first post, you said "exhaust manifold", it threw me for a loop along with others, now that we know that it is in the intake manifold, it makes sense. :thumbsup:

 

[birddog10]

In your first post, you said "exhaust manifold", it threw me for a loop along with others, now that we know that it is in the intake manifold, it makes sense. :thumbsup:

Sorry, I'm new to this whole engine fixing thing:confused2: I've worked on my cars in the past and changed a few engine parts on my riding lawnmower but nothing major. What's the difference between an "intake manifold", "exhaust manifold" and a plain, simple "manifold"? What I bought (which is the piece I need) was listed as a "manifold" on some websites and "exhaust manifold" on others. If I'm not mistaken one part attaches to the carb and the other attaches to the exhaust pipe out to the muffler, but the whole thing appears to be all one piece.

 

[kevinj]

Sorry, I'm new to this whole engine fixing thing:confused2: I've worked on my cars in the past and changed a few engine parts on my riding lawnmower but nothing major. What's the difference between an "intake manifold", "exhaust manifold" and a plain, simple "manifold"? What I bought (which is the piece I need) was listed as a "manifold" on some websites and "exhaust manifold" on others. If I'm not mistaken one part attaches to the carb and the other attaches to the exhaust pipe out to the muffler, but the whole thing appears to be all one piece.

Intake and exhaust are just what they imply. The are hooked together for heat transfer

 

[Ford tractor]

What's the difference between an "intake manifold", "exhaust manifold" and a plain, simple "manifold"?

To a skilled mechanic / tech your question is like a doctor hearing "what's the difference between trachea and rectum?".


One deals with the stuff going in and the other has it going out.

 

[birddog10]

To a skilled mechanic / tech your question is like a doctor hearing "what's the difference between trachea and rectum?".


One deals with the stuff going in and the other has it going out.

Oh, now I get it:laughing: It's linear. I've had my head up my butt so far with this question that I thought it was cyclical

 

[Willl]

What's the difference between an "intake manifold", "exhaust manifold" and a plain, simple "manifold"?

A "plain and simple "manifold" is a poor term. It's either an intake or an exhaust or a combo like yours.

Some older car gas engines used part of the exhaust manifold to warm the bottom of the carb to keep it from frosting.

 

[Egon]

Newer intake manifolds may not be made of metal.