Thanks to Cap'n Bob and the many others who've responded to my questions.
Now I just hope I can get 'er back together before the
www.BritishInvasion.com next weekend!
<dnw>
1972 Midget
1998 Safari
1999 9-3
1964 (Me)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert E. Shlafer" <PilotRob@webtv.net>
To: "David N Waldmann" <david@vermonthardwoods.com>
Cc: "Spridgets-Autox.team" <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "MGS-Autox.team"
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: Smog free
> Hi, David-
>
> This is what I did with my 1275 bored .40
> 11.0-1 motor putting out 90+ at the wheels when I ran it on the road
> many
> years ago. Bear in mind, there is more
> than one way to "skin a cat" (sorry Ed in
> NC! Simply a figure of speech!)
>
> Removed all smog equipment and bought
> "vented" gas cap, and used plastic "vented" oil cap, as well.
>
> For crankcase ventilation:
>
> Removed "plate" from mechanical fuel
> pump opening in left, lower block and fabricated "vent" for crankcase
> pressure
> relief, running one inch tube into bottle
> topped by appropriately sized K&N filter.
>
> Said bottle also recieved smaller tubes
> from valve cover and "flame arrester"
> on front of timing chain cover.
>
> No oil leaks (ok, very minor!!) from engine
> which lasted 80K, when it swallowed a
> valve taking off gently from a stop lite!
>
>
>
>
> Cap'n. Bob
> '61 :{)
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