Before I lost access to my old account, I mentioned that I was
undertaking a project to cut down on fumes getting inside the car. The
obvious fix would have been to check out the firewall and plug any
leaks, but I wanted to try a few other things first to see if I could
eliminate the fumes rather than just stopping them from getting inside
the car. Based on advise from various people on the list, I decided to
attack the PVC connection. For some reason, my Series V had an early
Series engine side cover with the pipe ventilating the crankcase toward
the ground. I now understand that the Series V should have a small
pipe pointing up to accept the vacuum line from the PVC valve. The PVC
valve on my car was just plugged up. I also didn't have a flame trap
between the oil filler and the carbs. With the help of Gary Schotland,
Curt from Classic Sunbeam, and Tiger Tom, I obtained what I needed.
With the arrival of a new baby in May, it took awhile to get around to
the car. A few weeks ago, everything was finally in place. The result
. . . to my non-discriminating nose it seemed much better. The real
test, though, was to see what my wife would think. She had refused to
ride in the car with the top up, because the fumes bothered her so much.
Well, she confirms the problem is gone!! She's even driven the car to
work every day this week, hard top and all. I still plan to check out
the firewall and plug any holes, but I definitely recommend the
flametrap/PVC connection on any daily driver.
Steve Semeraro
Series V Alpine
Marcos 1600 GT
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