[Healeys] BN1 PCV system

[Michael Salter]

I selected this PCV valve.
Standard Motor Products V408 PCV Valve
Mostly because it is designed for horizontal installation and has no
plastic in it.

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On Sat., Jan. 30, 2021, 5:46 p.m. Bob Spidell, <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Looks clean, Michael. I am considering similar for my BN2 (but I plan to
> fab a plate with an elbow to replace the road draft tube). If you plug
> the valve cover vent, you'll have a 'system' similar to what I have on
> my BJ8, which is an updated version of the original Norman Nock design.
> This isn't really a PCV system, as the crankcase and valve cover will be
> under continuous vacuum. I suspect some air is drawn in from the rear
> 'seal,' which is not filtered but helps to alleviate the infamous Healey
> bellhousing drip, and likely doesn't affect mixture all that much. If
> you leave the vent open--I'd put an air filter on it--you'll have a
> genuine PCV system as air will be constantly circulated through the
> crankcase and top end. This is what I plan to do, but my 100M is vented
> to the CAB, for which I have a large K&N filter on the intake duct in
> front of the radiator.
>
> Which PCV valve did you select?
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 1/30/2021 12:20 PM, Michael Salter wrote:
> > After months of deliberation I have constructed this PCV system for my
> > BN1.
> > The original road draft tube has been plugged just below the PCV valve
> > takeoff.
> > Of importance was that the system would be almost impossible to see
> > without very close inspection.
> > I'm still trying to decide if I should plug the normal valve cover
> > vent or leave it open to serve as the PCV system intake.
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > M
> >
>
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