Carnt you guys have oil catch cans on your cam covers?. malcolm
Terry Rudd wrote: > Andrew, > > Fitting a PCV valve most likely would return the oil contamination levels to > somewhere near stock in my engine, not totally with webers though as weber > feed L engines get ~2500mls between changes in round town running, the full > 3000mls would be OK on longer trips. > > My crank breather system strictly speaking is not legal, it's a bit like a > ball bearing in a pollution control line. Oil fumes are only likely to cause > detonation problems if they were being sucked into the intake system, > otherwise I doubt it. > > Thanks for the tip on the Zoom article, I don't buy these mags much these > days (unless there's a sweet 1600 or Datto article). > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew > Greenbury > Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2002 11:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: god bless webers!!!!! > > Thanks Terry, > > Oil not lasting as long is an interesting side effect - would this be > eliminated if you fitted the PCV valve? > > Have I got the rules straight that your system would still not be > legal if you did have the PCV fitted? Sorry for all the questions - I > am trying to evaluate my options for crank breather systems. I have > a theory that oil fumes may be lowering the effective detonation > point on my L18, and so wanted to try out a different crank breather > to see if it fixes it, but also want it to be legal and somewhat > environmentally friendly :) > > btw, latest zoom has an article on crank breather systems - > anyone read it? > > Andrew > > > Andrew, > > > > I'm actually running just a filter which is not ideal or legal as my RTA > > label is stamped PCV but it actually looks like i've got the PCV in the > line > > so in the 5 times i've been inspected over the past couple of years i've > not > > been sprung - not ideal and against my concerns for the environment and > I'm > > not a greeny but we have to do our bit. I haven't done anything about it > as > > i've had this notion that I'd fit the FJ in the daily driver 1600 but > > circumstances haven't been right to get it done. > > > > Another downside of just the filter on the crank breather is the oil > > contaminates in around 2/3rd distance in round town driving. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew > > Greenbury > > Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2002 1:18 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: god bless webers!!!!! > > > > > > Hi Terry, > > > > Do you still run the crank breather into the manifold, or simply > > plonk a filter on that also? > > > > Andrew > > > > > There should be an inline PCV valve in the crank breather hose, if not > you > > > will have to get one and you can source them from early Toyota 6 engines > > > (4M) and I think 70's Corolla/Corona have them too, from memory the Toy > > > fittings actually suit the Datto PCV crank hose which is helpful. You > will > > > also need to fit a filtered breather canister from the rocker outlet. A > > > simple one from Auto Pro is all that the law requires. Environment stuff > > is > > > important and should be maintained if possible and if you get caught > > without > > > this stuff you will get nailed badly in the pocket as it's one of the > > first > > > things after tyre condition that the ACT coppers look at. You can get > > fancy > > > with the breathers and fit a catch can, Fergy made a beauty himself and > I > > > think the details should be in the archives. > > > > > > regards > > > Terry > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of damien cm > > > Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2002 12:12 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: god bless webers!!!!! > > > > > > > > > Good morning all, > > > > > > On Australia day I purchased some twin 45mm sidedraught webers. They > had > > > every thing to suit a 1600, so I bolted them straight on. After a three > > hour > > > drive (and $25 in fuel!) I decided that there is nothing that sounds > > tougher > > > than twin webers at full song!!! > > > > > > I have a few Weber questions; > > > > > > There is a T-piece on each of the manifold runners. They all connect > and > > > go to brake booster. The crank case ventilation hose also connects to > the > > > other end of this set up. I this in the interest of performance, or the > > > enviroment? > > > > > > I have the choke set up, but seems to be unnecasary. Will I need it in > > > winter, or should I take it of? > > > > > > My 1600 has a fuel return line, should I hook it up to the Webers? > > > > > > Does anyone have any K&N filters they want to sell, or know where to > get > > > them cheap? > > > > > > Thanks very muchly, > > > > > > Damien > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > -- > > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here > > > > > > --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]/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
