At the current time I am using the fuel pump cover to vent the lower engine
through a hole in the plate and a copper pipe soldered into it. The hose
goes to the input of a PVC valve. The output goes to the "in" port of your
carb manifold or Judson intake manifold. I had to change the front timing
chain cover to remove the oil separator because I used the smog pump cover
to drive the Judson and the oil separator was in the way.
I purchased the Mini Mania oil baffle / hose connector with the idea of
changing to this design as a "prettier" setup.
Regards
John Gronberg
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-4513
847-215-1050 ex 5092
Fax 847-215-9519
john.gronberg@us.landisstaefa.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Kaplan [SMTP:rkaplan@us.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 12:40 PM
> To: Ulix Goettsch
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Mini Mania engine breather
>
>
>
> Ulix Goettsch wrote:
>
> > Mini Mania sells an aluminum piece that bolts to the block instead of
> the
> > mechanical fuel pump. All it really does is provide a threaded hole for
> > an engine breather connection. The aluminim block baffles the hole to
> > funtion as an oil separator. So a hose could be connected here and run
> to
> > the PCV valve.
> > I am wondering what the advantage of this setup might be.
> > It would let me use a timing cover without the oil separator, which
> would
> > come in handy if I wanted to use a Judson supercharger or if I used a
> > timing belt conversion without breather.
> >
> > I don't mind the timing cover with the separator, so I am wondering if
> > there might be an advantage to connecting the PCV to both points?
> >
> > PS: I have a later 1275 block that actually has the blanking plate for
> the
> > machanical fuel pump.
> >
> > Ulix __/__,__ ___/__|\__
> >
> ..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
> > '67 Sprite '74 X1/9
>
> Ulix:
>
> I drilled and tapped an elbow joint to my fuel pump blanking plate and
> made a
> separator out of a section of 1-1/2" pipe with step down fittings attached
> to
> nipples on ether end. Before screwing on the step down fittings, I
> stuffed
> some heavy wire mesh into the pipe. The separator is connected to the
> elbow
> by a hose. From the other end, a hose runs to an in-line PCV valve into
> a
> nipple fitting on the intake manifold.
>
> This setup works well and costs allot less that the mini mania thing.
>
> Rick
>
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