fuel feed for RA168E

[maw2717]

Hi F1M folks,

Does anyone know where the fuel connection on the RA168E engine of the MP4-4 goes into the fuel tank? See the circled fitting on the engine picture?

Thanks
Mark

[f1m]

There is this https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... n_Hall.jpg giant image, but I don't see where it goes.

[AJP01]

What a beautiful motor, incredible HP numbers.

The only thing I could never really figure out was why Honda painted the components black. My only reasoning was so that they could hide some of the intricacies of the casting details on the block and heads from competitors, but that's just a guess. Having it painted black like that would mean it would sometimes be more time consuming to trace any leaks, failed seals, etc. Again, just my opinion. They know what they're doing a heck of a lot better than me, that's for sure.

[f1m]

Ah, physics.... There is a phrase "A Good Absorber is a Good Emitter"... since black absorbs really well, like black interiors on cars, it will also emit that energy back out easily.

Dr E

What a beautiful motor, incredible HP numbers.

The only thing I could never really figure out was why Honda painted the components black. My only reasoning was so that they could hide some of the intricacies of the casting details on the block and heads from competitors, but that's just a guess. Having it painted black like that would mean it would sometimes be more time consuming to trace any leaks, failed seals, etc. Again, just my opinion. They know what they're doing a heck of a lot better than me, that's for sure.

[AJP01]

Aha! Thank you Eric! This makes perfect sense.