abarth69
Jedi Warrior
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So we did the big run this weekend with Big Healey and the wifes 1966 Sprite for our 100 mile trip.
Made it to the farm, pulled the hood on the Sprite and we had pushed a bunch of oil out the dip stick tube. The Sprite has 1275 cc engine with little to no crankcase venting. The dipstick hole has a little tube that raises the dipstick and has a secondary tube off it with a hose that leads to the valve cover and off to air cleaner. Pure junk so I added a PCV to the manifold then to valve cover. It seemed to stop blowing out oil. Capped off the dip stick vent and all seemed well on our test run. Added a can of oil since the stick showed low, first mistake I think.
Today we went to leave noticed a bit of smoke as wife started her Sprite short drive up the street and we had a new bug fogger with lots of smoke. Back to the farm to park the little beast and load the wife and two kids into the big Healey for the 100 mile drive home. Dad is going to drain the oil in the Sprite. Maybe way to much since the dipstick tube has had a mod.
What I really need is a timing cover with vent tube. Anyone got one that they are willing to part with?
Mark
Made it to the farm, pulled the hood on the Sprite and we had pushed a bunch of oil out the dip stick tube. The Sprite has 1275 cc engine with little to no crankcase venting. The dipstick hole has a little tube that raises the dipstick and has a secondary tube off it with a hose that leads to the valve cover and off to air cleaner. Pure junk so I added a PCV to the manifold then to valve cover. It seemed to stop blowing out oil. Capped off the dip stick vent and all seemed well on our test run. Added a can of oil since the stick showed low, first mistake I think.
Today we went to leave noticed a bit of smoke as wife started her Sprite short drive up the street and we had a new bug fogger with lots of smoke. Back to the farm to park the little beast and load the wife and two kids into the big Healey for the 100 mile drive home. Dad is going to drain the oil in the Sprite. Maybe way to much since the dipstick tube has had a mod.
What I really need is a timing cover with vent tube. Anyone got one that they are willing to part with?
Mark