How does your breather tube connect to the rocker cover? The pictures
I've seen show a tube extending upward from the cover. Mine has none,
but rather a hole in the cover. Does that sound familiar?
Thanks for your response!
Chas Douglass -- Seattle WA
Ron Soave wrote:
>
> The breather tube on mine just runs to the fitting on the fwd carb air
> cleaner (it's using the carb air cleaner as its filter for the breather
> air). No valve in-line. I can e-mail you a photo if you like.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving!
> Ron Soave
> '61 Bugeye
>
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> > From: Chas Douglass <chasd@halcyon.com>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: PCV valve/breather
> > Date: Thursday, November 27, 1997 9:00 AM
> >
> > My '60 Sprite appears to have a PCV valve on the breather tube between
> > the rocker cover and the air cleaner. I don't see this part listed by
> > Moss (although I've missed stuff before!), and I find no mention of it
> > in the shop manual.
> >
> > This valve sits, or is supposed to sit, in a rubber grommet/seal in the
> > rocker cover. The grommet, valve, and breather tube are all in rotten
> > shape, and I want to "fix" it.
> >
> > The engine appears to be the later 948 from an MG and not the original
> > 948.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Is the PCV valve a late addition that I can just
> > scrap? If so, where would I get a fitting, or what might I use to make
> > a new breather tube just "plug in" to the rocker cover?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Chas Douglass -- Seattle WA
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