I have a 64 TR4 with the closed engine (sealed oil fill cap & no
breather tube). When I first got the car there was a funky after-market
venting apparatus on the valve cover (now I know why). I replaced that
with a correct valve cover but then began to get oil pushing out around
the oil fill cap. Renewed the gasket there but now seem to be sending
quite a bit of oil into the carbs via the tube from the valve cover.
Is this symptomatic of a probelm or typical for a '4 with this
arrangment?
Would a (TR3/early TR4) breather tube be a reasonable way to relieve
this pressure? Can the plug in the port used for the tube be removed
with the engine in place? Looks like getting the fuel pump out of the
way might help. Is it just a press fit like a freeze plug?
Thanks for any advice.
Geo Hahn
64 TR4
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