Michael, Now there is a solution I had not thought of. Yes, we have 2
breathers in the
lower half of the engine & 2 out of the cast valve covers.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>
To: "BFEKen@copper.net" <bfeken@copper.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: another strange TR problem
> BFEKen@copper.net wrote:
>
>>FOT experts. After 50 years racing 4 cyl Triumphs, I have a problem that I
>>really
>>don't understand. At our last race meet at Fontana, Preston noticed that
>>we
>>had approx 1 quart of radiator water in the oil catch can & that the
>>radiator
>>was
>>down about a like amount. There was no evidence of oil in the water, or
>>evidence of water in the oil. there was no soap in the valve cover,or
>>change
>>to the plug color. It ran very well with no miss & it did not get hot. The
>>oil
>>& water have separate catch cans & the radiator catch can was dry. After
>>much
>>head
>>scratching, we refilled the radiator & drained the catch can. Not knowing
>>what
>>else to do we raced the main event. The car went as well as usual, but the
>>conditions were back & perhaps a bit more water in the catch can than the
>>prior run. please let me know if you have ever faced this & what the
>>problem
>>was.
>>
> Haven't faced it, but I wonder about your venting system--I presume you
> have the valve cover cap vented, but have you also removed the road draft
> tube and put a catch tube in that opening? If you have, I'll make a guess
> that you have some sort of opening at the bottom rear of the jacket that's
> squirting coolant under pressure into that road draft port. If you close
> off that tube, you'll probably find water in the oil.
>
> But, if you're running just a valve cover port to the catch can, I'm with
> Mordy. You probably gonna need a witch doctor....
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
> Michael D. Porter
> Roswell, NM
>
> Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking
> distance....
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