Andy,
Thanks for the extra gasket tip. I must say I do not like the idea
of cutting into any parts of an original car in good condition unless
there is really no other option.
Mark Darley
markdarley@mac.com
Mobile Phone 415 310 5252
On Mar 8, 2010, at 6:06 PM, andy preston wrote:
> Mark, I don't understand the reason for disconnecting the valve cover
> breather pipe from the front air cleaner. It's meant to capture
> the oil
> vapor and prevent it from going into the air. If you fit the K&N
> filters
> you will need to perform some minor surgery to the front K&N air
> filter.
> The K&N filters have a wide rubber seal around the perimeter, which
> will
> block the vent opening in the front air filter plate so that the
> breather
> pipe will be blocked. Not a good idea. It's easy to fix by
> cutting a W
> shape with a utility knife in the rubber seal of the K&N filter.
> The MGA
> Guru, Barney Gaylord shows how to do it on his website,
> WWW.mgaguru.com. Go
> to the Carburetor and Exhaust, section CB 201. When I fitted them
> to my car
> I did not grind the inner pedestals down as Barney suggests. I made 2
> gaskets out of Cork and placed them either side of the K&N filters
> to take
> up the extra play in the filter housing.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-
> bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Mark Darley
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 12:11 PM
> To: North Bay British Car Club
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Removal of breather pipe? MGA
>
> It has been suggested to me that removing the breather pipe on the
> MGA will reduce the oil burned, and also that I should exchange the
> oil cap for a vented one.
>
> What is the logic on the breather pipe removal? Is it simply that
> oil in the rocker cover will then not get sucked into the carbs?
>
> If I remove the pipe will I not have the under side of the bonnet
> covered in a fine mist of oil? Doesn't sound attractive.
>
> General loss of oil has been much improved by simply tightening
> everything I could get my hands on!
>
> The car is running much better for valve and float adjustment.
>
> Thanks
> Mark
>
>
> Mark Darley
> markdarley@mac.com
> Mobile Phone 415 310 5252
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