Excuse my ignorance but what is the 'sump inlet feed pipe' -----Original Message----- From: Fergy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Crankcase breathing was god bless webers! LONG!!
List, Fumes in the engine bay are not a problem, unless of course the filter is either blocked or you have so much blow-by that the filter cant cope. I have never experienced this problem. If you have that much blow-by that you need the oil to be returned to the sump, you have a engine overhaul on your hands and no matter what type of return system you use, it couldn't cope in that instance. I used a section of 75mm exhaust pipe (free scrap from a muffler shop)170mm long. Drilled a hole 40mm from the top to accept a pipe fitting ( about 40mm long )to match the dia of the rocker cover outlet, then welded the pipe in place. Drilled a hole 20mm from the bottom to fit a return pipe fitting (again about 40mm long) same dia as the sump inlet feed pipe (cant recall exact dia's), then welded this in place. In my case both pipes were in line with each other, figure out how you want the pipes to run and place them at whatever angles relative to one another you want. Made up 2 circular plates (cant recall what guage, but sufficient not to distort during welding) to match the 75mm dia of the pipe, drilled a hole in the one that was to be the top plate and fitted a pipe to match the outside dia of a small filter assy (availiable from almost any parts place .. I used a Redline one). Drilled a small hole in the bottom plate and silver soldered a small brass tap in place (I thought this is a good idea to do as you use it to drain the can if necessay .. a bit of overkill on my behalf I guess, but what the hell, didn't cost me anything) Weld the top and bottom plates in place and "voila" a catch can. Chrome it, annodise it, paint it .. whatever takes your fancy. To fit it to the car, not a real drama. Found an old washer bottle support bracket that had the same curve as the can, modified it to mount on the firewall (screwed it in place) and used two extra large hose camps to secure the catch can to the bracket( cant see the bracket as it is hidden behind the can). Where you place it in the engine bay is your choice. This is where I got a little XXX'y went to Enzed and used braided oil resistant hose to go between the rocker cover and the top and block and the bottom pipe. I used a small section of rubber hose and hose clamps to mount the filter onto the top pipe. The whole "shooting match" looks neat, tidy, different and is legal. Hope this helps "Fergy" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
