Scott Gardner wrote:
> To control crankcase ventilation, Bob at Brit-Tek recommended the
> following to me: take a length of appropriate-size hose, and run it
> from the riser on the engine side cover straight down so that it
> terminates in the airstream below the car. Then cut off the end of
> the hose on a slant, so the opening in the end of the hose is
> oval-shaped, and facing towards the rear of the car. At driving
> speed, this will pull the gases out of the crankcase. I knew exactly
> what Bob was talking about, because this is the same setup we have to
> draw off gas fumes on our T-34 aircraft at work. Lousy ASCII art
> follows:
> | |
> | | <----hose from engine side cover
> | |
> | |
> | /
> | / <----Slant-cut tip rear of car------>>
> | / below car in
> |/ airstream
>
Makes a lot of sense to me ... sure that it will work 'cause the MGA,
*very* early MGB 3-main (pre-emmission) and most likely the T
series (not sure) engines are vented this way. The front tappet cover
is of different style and excepts a steel downpipe (with slant cut).
Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
'61 MGA 1600 MkII Roadster
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