[Healeys] PCV installation BJ8

[i erbs]

Thanks for the tip!

Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR

On Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 8:15 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> I started with the BCS kit, so I have the sealing washer on the dipstick,
> and I put a screw in the hole in the oil filler cap (I didn't think solder
> would stick on the oily cap, and I wanted 'reversible' at the time). At
> idle, you can feel a vacuum if you put the palm of your hand over the oil
> filler hole (haven't tried it on the highway).
>
>
> On 3/21/2022 10:43 PM, i erbs wrote:
>
> Did you do anything else? Just ran the pvc to the manifold? That's it?
> What about the hole in the oil cap? I have a bj8 manifold on my bt7 engine.
> I get a lot of blowby into my rear air filter. Had Rocker arm checked...all
> good.
>
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, Or
>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 5:31 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Here's how my mechanic did it. Best to balance both carbs, but using the
>> unused port on the manifold works OK too.  I ran that way for many
>> years; the thread is some sort of Brit thread, I drilled and tapped it
>> for an American one.
>>
>> On 3/21/2022 10:51 AM, Michael DiVito via Healeys wrote:
>> > Planning to install a PCV on my BJ8 and having trouble finding the
>> right hardware to connect to the manifold. The plug in the manifold where I
>> will connect the PCV is 3/8” with a fine thread pattern. Does anyone know
>> where I might purchase a suitable connector which has the correct 3/8”
>> threaded end for the manifold connection and a 1/2” barbed end for
>> connection to the PCV?  Also if anyone has already done a PCV install
>> advice appreciated.
>> >
>> > Michael P. DiVito
>>
>
>
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