triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TR] TR4A Crankcase Breather Valve

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A Crankcase Breather Valve
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:38:03 EDT
In a message dated 10/21/2009 11:20:40 AM Central Daylight Time, 
piggerp@comcast.net writes: 
> 
> I've tested the valve by sucking and blowing in the bottom of the valve 
> that
> goes to the intake manifold.  It doesn't allow gas to go back into the 
> valve
> cover, but when I suck it allow air into the manifold, even when I push 
> down
> on the disk and post gadget inside the valve that
> sits directly and vertically over the check valve.  Shouldn't doing this
> prevent air from going into the intake?  Is there a way to fix this?  It
> looks like the valve part is pressed into the housing.

Check the diaghram.  I had one split on my MGB years ago and fixing it did 
a world of good.

Dave
_______________________________________________

Support Team.Net  http://www.team.net/donate.html

This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register
http://www.vtr.org


Triumphs@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/triumphs


http://www.team.net/archive

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>