Simon,
I have a PCV valve installed on my BJ8. I don't have a rear crank seal, and I'm
very happy with the results:
- less oil consumption
- less tailpipe smoking after high-vacuum conditions (long downhill grades in
gear)
- no gunk on the carb that (previously) vented the breather
You'll want to seal up the hole in the oil filler cap--I used a small
sheetmetal screw--and make sure you have a good rubber gasket on the dipstick.
As for the blanking plug, I think the usual combination of heating/cooling with
liberal application of a good penetrating oil--I like Kroil--is your best bet.
Bob
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
----- Original Message -----
Am thinking of installing a PCV, but have a couple of issues:-
1) Is it worth installing a PCV if the car has not been fitted with a
crankshaft oilseal kit?
2) How does one get the blanking plug out of the inlet manifold. I have
a MkII BT7 so am talking about the round slotted plug in the front manifold.
I'm pretty sure the manifolds are aluminium so I worry that it might crack
if I put too much torque through the plug. At the moment it seems welded in!
3) Do the gurus think the job might go easier with the engine hot? I'm
thinking about the relative expansions of the iron plug and the aluminium
manifold.....
Thanks,
Simon.
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