On My 1275 I ran a hose from the seperator to the "Y" between the carbs.
So air goes in
the cap vent, through the engine, out the seperator hose, to the carb.
works great, No pvc !
john.kahoon@juno.com
71 Midget
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 11:07:34 -0500 Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
writes:
>Spridgeteers,
>
>My Mk3 Sprite came with a 1275 from (I think) a '67. It has no PCV
>valve
>(though one came in a box of parts) and no tube coming out of the
>valve
>cover, though the oil filler cap is vented. The timing chain cover has
>an
>oil separator with no hose. The engine of course leaks. The worst leak
>is
>at the front seal. Now, I know that I'll eventually have to replace
>that
>seal. But, in the mean time, I'd like to cut leaks as much as
>possible.
>
>My questions are:
>
>1. Will installing a functional PCV system potentially lessen the leak
>from
>the front seal?
>
>2. If I install the PCV and plumbing, should I replace the vented oil
>filler cap with a non-vented cap? My concern is that with the vented
>cap
>I'd simply be drawing air in at the cap and not actually pulling a
>vacuum
>on the system. OTOH, possibly the vented cap is helping with crankcase
>ventilation.
>
>Thanks for your time and thoughts on this.
>
>Jeff
>
>Jeff Boatright '65 Sprite MkIII __o_\__
>http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/
>
>
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