Same here - re the PCV valve I mean.
Dick Matson / WA State
Still enjoying the Bj8. But - but - it is for sale.
> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:28:58 +0000
> From: bspidell@comcast.net
> To: simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk
> CC: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] PCV queries
>
> Simon,
>
> I have a PCV valve installed on my BJ8. I don't have a rear crank seal, and
I'm very happy with the results:
>
> - less oil consumption
> - less tailpipe smoking after high-vacuum conditions (long downhill grades
in gear)
> - no gunk on the carb that (previously) vented the breather
>
> You'll want to seal up the hole in the oil filler cap--I used a small
sheetmetal screw--and make sure you have a good rubber gasket on the dipstick.
>
> As for the blanking plug, I think the usual combination of heating/cooling
with liberal application of a good penetrating oil--I like Kroil--is your best
bet.
>
> Bob
>
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> Am thinking of installing a PCV, but have a couple of issues:-
>
> 1) Is it worth installing a PCV if the car has not been fitted with a
> crankshaft oilseal kit?
>
> 2) How does one get the blanking plug out of the inlet manifold. I have
> a MkII BT7 so am talking about the round slotted plug in the front manifold.
> I'm pretty sure the manifolds are aluminium so I worry that it might crack
> if I put too much torque through the plug. At the moment it seems welded in!
>
> 3) Do the gurus think the job might go easier with the engine hot? I'm
> thinking about the relative expansions of the iron plug and the aluminium
> manifold.....
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon.
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