[Healeys] oil vent filter

Wilko2 e-wilkins at cox.net
Thu Jul 3 12:50:56 MDT 2014


I have the aluminum valve cover.

My point is not at all tomato/tomahto thing. Leaving the gasket on the head
allows me to run the engine with the cover off and spill less oil because the
gasket makes a pool for the oil.

On Jul 3, 2014, at 11:20 AM, Ray Juncal wrote:

> You sat tomato I say tomahto....what you really need is a nice cast finned
aluminum valve cover, very flat, very stiff, that you can crank down on with
some knurled knobs.  Keeps the valve noise down too.
> Ray :)
>
>
>
> On Thursday, July 3, 2014 11:00 AM, Wilko2 <e-wilkins at cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> I do the opposite. I like to "glue" the gasket to the head instead of the
> cover. Helps keep the oil there while adjust valves and such.
>
> Wilko
> Rick Wilkins
>
> On Jul 2, 2014, at 6:41 PM, Bob Haskell wrote:
>
> > Ira,
> >
> > Make sure the lip of the valve cover is flat.  I usually glue the gasket
to
> the valve cover and use some grease on the cylinder head side of the
gasket.
> That way I can remove the valve cover and not worry about the gasket
sticking
> to the head.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Bob Haskell
> > AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
> > http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
> >
> > On 07/02/2014 09:34 PM, I Erbs wrote:
> >> Have aftermarket rear seal. After having a Healey specialist I know look
> at
> >> it he seems to feel oil leaking from my valve cover is being blown
around
> >> the engine bay. Ill replace the gasket this weekend and seal it with the
> >> Right Stuff sealant. Clean  it and sed if things improve. Thanks all fir
> >> your comments. Drove it to Summer School today. The kids and staff loved
> it.
> >>
> >> I Erbs
> >> IT Educator and Consultant
> >> sent from smartphone, so what you read, may not be what I meant to send.
> >> On Jul 2, 2014 6:26 PM, <healeyguy at aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>  Ira
> >>> Austin engines have to have a way for excess crankcase pressure to
leave
> >>> the engine.  On the 100 (four cylinder cars) there was a road draft
tube
> >>> the vented the lifter gallery cover.  The car moving forward caused the
> air
> >>> blowing by the pipe opening (below the engine) to suck the air out of
the
> >>> engine.  When the car was not moving it didnbt work so well. On the six
> >>> cylinder cars they connected the lifter cover and the valve cover to
the
> >>> vent tube and then hooked into the air cleaner.  The vented crankcase
> gases
> >>> were pulled into the rear carb.  Having a filter on the end of the vent
> >>> tube and not connecting to the air filter will cause the crankcase
> pressure
> >>> to build up. Granted the condition of the rocker shaft  and bushing add
> to
> >>> the oil issue if they are worn but the need for a vent with negative
> >>> pressure (suction) is required. The original screw seal on the rear of
> the
> >>> crankshaft will not tolerate a lot of crankcase pressure and will leak
> like
> >>> a sieve. An aftermarket crank seal helps in that location but does
> nothing
> >>> for the real problem.  The other solution is the installation of a PCV
> >>> valve in the intake manifold with the appropriate plumbing.
> >>> Aloha
> >>> Perry
> >>>
> >>> Sent from Windows Mail
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