[Spridgets] To vent or not to vent

Jim Johnson bmwwxman at gmail.com
Sun Mar 22 11:23:44 MST 2009


Mike,

I have the same set-up and the same symptoms. My solution is to stop showing
the car   ;-)

Cheers!!
Jim - an unapologetic capitalist
"'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to
keep your own. And 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer."
-  Joseph Sobran

On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 1:18 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com <
rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote:

> My 1275 is vented at the fuel pump boss with a (1/2 inch) brass fitting and
> heater tubing to a small round filter.  This K&N style little filter is
> just
> tied to the left inner fender and sticks up above it a little.  You can
> tell
> it is working because I am constantly wiping a film of oil off the inner
> fender down to the wiper motor wiring harness.  Is there a better way to
> vent this so I can keep the engine bay a little cleaner.  Oil over the
> bottom of the car is one thing and natural for these cars, but it just
> doesn't make a good impression at car shows.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM, <WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually most DON'T have a plate over the crankcase mechanical fuel pump
> > port but only the early blocks CC and the last blocks 12V.  All the CD
> and
> >  CE
> > blocks are solid casting though this can be drilled out and tapped for
> > studs
> > for the plate.
> >
> > Weslake-Monza 1330
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 22/03/2009 16:45:46 GMT Standard Time,
> > pilotrob at webtv.net
> > writes:
> >
> > most  1275 blocks (except the '67 "thin flange" types) have a plate over
> > the
> > original crankcase mechanical fuel pump port.


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