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Re: PCV revisited

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Subject: Re: PCV revisited
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 14:10:32 -0800
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Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
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Paul,
so did you just stick the hose from the timing cover into the air cleaner?
That won't give you any real vacuum though.  I would have drilled and
tapped the intake and connected the PCV valve to the intake manifold.
Ulix

wizardz wrote:
> 
> based on the model year.... if you have (should have) the 3" dia. round
> somewhat flat PCV valve,. it ran from the timing chain breather/oil seperator,
> directly to the intake manifold. This setup keeps a slight vacuum on the 
>crankcase
> which will also help (was designed to?) keep oil from running out through the 
>rear
> main crank seal. I don't see any reason why you couldn't use a modern day PCV
> valve to route it  the same way. I did just this on my '78 Spit which has a 
>DCOE on it.
> I punched a whole through the filter element (K&N) and fed the valve cover
> breather right into the intake. (you can see it on the Spit pages near the 
>bottom
> of the engine page) My aluminum cover on my 73 Midget doesn't have a breather 
>pipe,
> so I'm routing it as described above. (timing cover to intake)
> 
> An esay test.... if you remove you oil fill cap, and the engine rpms 
>increase, you have a
> properly sealed up and vacummed crank breather system.
> Remember your oil dipstick must seal as well.
> 
> Paul Tegler
> OBie - '73 BGT - Daily Driver  
>http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
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> Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - finally home  
>http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
> Cc: Spridgets List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: PCV revisited
> 
> Make sure you use a vented oil cap.
> Ulix
> 
> On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Greg Gowins wrote:
> 
> > Hello fellow listers,
> >
> > I've gone back into the archives and done some researching on the NAPA
> > #2-9254 PCV valve.  I'm picking one up tomorrow, as I feel I've donated
> > enough oil to the ecosystems of California and Texas with my very generous
> > Sprite.  I've read about how different people have plumbed theirs.  I think
> > I'm going to go the simple route, and just run it straight from the intake
> > manifold to the timing cover canister.  I've got a newer valve cover, and it
> > doesn't have any spots to hook up plumbing.  Will this be enough to stop the
> > oil leak, or at least cut it down a great deal?  Any words of advice would
> > be much appreciated.  Thanks!
> >
> > Greg Gowins
> > '69 Sprite
> > Dublin, CA
> >
> >
> 
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