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I started with the BCS kit, so I have the sealing washer on the
dipstick, and I put a screw in the hole in the oil filler cap (I didn't
think solder would stick on the oily cap, and I wanted 'reversible' at
the time). At idle, you can feel a vacuum if you put the palm of your
hand over the oil filler hole (haven't tried it on the highway).
On 3/21/2022 10:43 PM, i erbs wrote:
> Did you do anything else? Just ran the pvc to the manifold? That's it?
> What about the hole in the oil cap? I have a bj8 manifold on my bt7
> engine. I get a lot of blowby into my rear air filter. Had Rocker arm
> checked...all good.
>
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, Or
>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 5:31 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Here's how my mechanic did it. Best to balance both carbs, but
> using the
> unused port on the manifold works OK too. I ran that way for many
> years; the thread is some sort of Brit thread, I drilled and
> tapped it
> for an American one.
>
> On 3/21/2022 10:51 AM, Michael DiVito via Healeys wrote:
> > Planning to install a PCV on my BJ8 and having trouble finding
> the right hardware to connect to the manifold. The plug in the
> manifold where I will connect the PCV is 3/8â?? with a fine thread
> pattern. Does anyone know where I might purchase a suitable
> connector which has the correct 3/8â?? threaded end for the manifold
> connection and a 1/2â?? barbed end for connection to the PCV? Also
> if anyone has already done a PCV install advice appreciated.
> >
> > Michael P. DiVito
>
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I started with the BCS kit, so I have the sealing washer on the
dipstick, and I put a screw in the hole in the oil filler cap (I
didn't think solder would stick on the oily cap, and I wanted
'reversible' at the time). At idle, you can feel a vacuum if you put
the palm of your hand over the oil filler hole (haven't tried it on
the highway).<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div dir="auto">Did you do anything else? Just ran the pvc to the
manifold? That's it? What about the hole in the oil cap? I have
a bj8 manifold on my bt7 engine. I get a lot of blowby into my
rear air filter. Had Rocker arm checked...all good.<br>
<br>
<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>
1959 AH 100-6<br>
1967 MGB<br>
Milwaukie, Or</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 5:31 PM
Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Here's how
my mechanic did it. Best to balance both carbs, but using the
<br>
unused port on the manifold works OK too. I ran that way for
many <br>
years; the thread is some sort of Brit thread, I drilled and
tapped it <br>
for an American one.<br>
<br>
On 3/21/2022 10:51 AM, Michael DiVito via Healeys wrote:<br>
> Planning to install a PCV on my BJ8 and having trouble
finding the right hardware to connect to the manifold. The
plug in the manifold where I will connect the PCV is 3/8â?? with
a fine thread pattern. Does anyone know where I might purchase
a suitable connector which has the correct 3/8â?? threaded end
for the manifold connection and a 1/2â?? barbed end for
connection to the PCV? Also if anyone has already done a PCV
install advice appreciated.<br>
><br>
> Michael P. DiVito<br>
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