[Healeys] LongFlo Air Cleaners - BJ8

[james smith]

Speaking of LongFlows, does anyone know where I can get replacement foam for them?  

Jim Smith
East Hampton, CT


----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: R. Price Lindsay <price at advocateadvisors.com>; healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:14:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] LongFlo Air Cleaners - BJ8

Hi Price,

I bought the LongFlos and faced the same dilemma.  As the backing plate is thin sheet steel--albeit chromed--there is no really good, solid way to mount an adapter.  Mine came with holes, one 90deg adapter and a plug but the adapter was too small and caused excessive pressure buildup in the crankcase (resulting in a leaky valve cover--pretty much a disaster).  Cutting  a straight length of steel tubing and carefully welding it to the backing plate--at an angle--might work, but unless you've a TIG it would be ugly.

I eventually got a set of K&Ns with short stacks (sorry, these were a one-off and I couldn't get the maker to do a production run).  I put a PCV valve between the crankcase, T-fitting and the intake manifold per Norman Nock's instructions.  Not only did this solve the crankcase venting problem, but all but eliminated the blue smoke I would get after a long downhill, engine-braked run.


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