[Nobbc] Removal of breather pipe? MGA

[Mark Darley]

Andy,

Thanks for the extra gasket tip.  I must say I do not like the idea  
of cutting into any parts of an original car in good condition unless  
there is really no other option.

Mark Darley
markdarley at mac.com
Mobile Phone 415 310 5252



On Mar 8, 2010, at 6:06 PM, andy preston wrote:

> Mark, I don't understand the reason for disconnecting the valve cover
> breather pipe from the front air cleaner.  It's meant to capture  
> the oil
> vapor and prevent it from going into the air.  If you fit the K&N  
> filters
> you will need to perform some minor surgery to the front K&N air  
> filter.
> The K&N filters have a wide rubber seal around the perimeter, which  
> will
> block the vent opening in the front air filter plate so that the  
> breather
> pipe will be blocked.  Not a good idea.  It's easy to fix by  
> cutting a W
> shape with a utility knife in the rubber seal of the K&N filter.   
> The MGA
> Guru, Barney Gaylord shows how to do it on his website,  
> WWW.mgaguru.com.  Go
> to the Carburetor and Exhaust, section CB 201.  When I fitted them  
> to my car
> I did not grind the inner pedestals down as Barney suggests.  I made 2
> gaskets out of Cork and placed them either side of the K&N filters  
> to take
> up the extra play in the filter housing.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc- 
> bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Mark Darley
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 12:11 PM
> To: North Bay British Car Club
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Removal of breather pipe? MGA
>
> It has been suggested to me that removing the breather pipe on the
> MGA will reduce the oil burned, and also that I should exchange the
> oil cap for a vented one.
>
> What is the logic on the breather pipe removal?  Is it simply that
> oil in the rocker cover will then not get sucked into the carbs?
>
> If I remove the pipe will I not have the under side of the bonnet
> covered in a fine mist of oil? Doesn't sound attractive.
>
> General loss of oil has been much improved by simply tightening
> everything I could get my hands on!
>
> The car is running much better for valve and float adjustment.
>
> Thanks
> Mark
>
>
> Mark Darley
> markdarley at mac.com
> Mobile Phone 415 310 5252
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