My '62 Midget doesn;t have a valve, and I seem to have no untoward leaks.
Though I waont vouch for whether that was "original" or not, given the fact
teh the PO found this car in a barn under alot of unmentionabl stuff.
Greg
At 06:00 AM 11/27/97 -0800, Chas Douglass wrote:
>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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