This regards the 1275 in my '70 Midget. I'm concerned about the big
"breather" on the front of the timing cover. If I understand
correctly, this should be a PCV valve, correct? That means a one-way
valve that flows only from the crankcase OUT. I thought mine might be
broken, so I pulled the line off that goes to the carbs and sucked on
it and blew through it. It was clear both ways. Does this mean my
crankcase might be sucking in fuel-air mixture through this valve?
How do I replace it, and should there be some kind of foam "breather
filter" element as in modern cars? I considered just buying a generic
import PCV valve and putting it inline in the hose that runs from the
timing cover to the carbs. Would this work?
Awaiting wisdom...
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Matt Liggett <mliggett@pobox.com> | Bloomington, IN, USA | '60 Mini
<URL:http://pobox.com/~mliggett/> | '89 SAAB 900t SPG | '70 MG Midget
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