Spook37211@aol.com wrote:
>
> 'Course this begs the question: Is the valve blocked? Have you tried to pull
> air through it, as by sucking on it? If it is, take it apart, dump it in a
> small sealed container of lacquer thinner and leave over-night. If this
> doesn't clean it, shoot ot full of spray-on oven clean, treat it according to
> directions, and rinse with water. Works great.
>
> HOWEVER at least some of the Tiger did come with the connection to the air
> cleaner. I remember seeing them that way new............(God, I'm old...)
> and I have since seen some untouched cars. AND if not, what's that large
> nipple on the bottom of the cleaner base for?
>
> In another vein, blow-by is what the fumes that come out of the filler hole
> is caused by and mostly composed of. A new engine with properly sealing
> rings, and under no load conditions has little or no blow-by.
>
> Regards, Ray
>
> PS-The best course for most of us is to pitch the old one in a can to sell to
> an originality freak, and to go buy a new one.
Sorry to say, I AM an originality freak (within reason). By that I mean
that if the original can be made to work then I will use it. So I did
dismantle and clean my PCV valve. It was not completely clogged so I
expect that blow-by is my problem. Bummer. Anyone have an opinion
about how to handle this without losing use of the car for a complete
engine rebuild? Can it be solved without actually removing the engine?
I know...wishful thinking. It's just that even with the engine running
as it does it is still one hell of a ride and I hate to give it up!
<heavy sigh>
--
Rick Hoefle 1964 Tiger B9470508 - HIS
1969 MGC - HERS
|