[Mgs] Gulp Valve Question

[Hans Duinhoven]

This conversion is well described in Lindsay Porter's boor How to restore 
and DIY MGB.
Incxluding reasonable good pictures.

Good luck.

Cheers,

Hans

1971 converted BGT - ex Calif.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay at yahoo.com>
To: <RampantNM at aol.com>; <mgs at autox.team.net>; <MG-MGB at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Gulp Valve Question


> My solution has been to block off the entire valve as
> it is a potential source of vacuum leak.  The less
> green just rout the crankcase breather, via a long
> hose, down under the car.  Why?  Adding oil vapor back
> to the inlet charge the lowers the effective octane.
>
> rick
>
> --- RampantNM at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I've removed the smog pump from my 74.5 BGT this
>> morning  and will put the
>> plugs in the head shortly (thanks Larry).  One
>> question,  probably already asked
>> and answered, but what should I do about the gulp
>> valve?  Block it off?
>> Remove it and plug the intake manifold  hose?
>>
>> Also, there is no EGR are valve evident from the
>> front timing cover hose to
>> the inlet on the intake....any aftermarket thoughts
>> on one I could find at
>> Autozone or PepBoys today?
>>
>> Robert Houston