• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

Tube to oblivion

Share this page

T

tdskip

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Hi everyone - still working through where the new TR4A stands. My valve cover looks a bit different than the Bentley manual and I can't find a diagram that shows what is supposed to actually be here.

Looks like some sort of breather tube, but on my car it isn't connected to anything. The tube just extends towards the front fender and remains open ended.

I've attached a picture and circled the tube. It is located in the center of the valve cover.

What do you all think?
 

Attachments

  • 152033-Tubetonowhere.jpg
    152033-Tubetonowhere.jpg
    89.4 KB · Views: 96
I guess I would call that the P.V.C. system fresh air make-up hose. Intake manifold vacuum sucks air through the PCV out of the crankcase and into the intake air\fuel flow. The hose from the air cleaners to the valve cover allows clean air to replace the air sucked out of the crankcase. Clear as mud??
 
[ QUOTE ]
Is there any harm in the way it is currently hacked?

[/ QUOTE ]No, except possibly a bit of harm to the environment. OTOH, if your motor's putting enough oily smoke through that hose, there are those folks who consider that to be rustproofing if the hose is properly aimed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
If you are pushing a lot of oily smoke through that hose, you have a serious blow-by problem. Hope thats not the case.
 
Aim the hose at Michigan, and save all those American muscle cars from rusting!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
No oily smoke at this point - but once I'm done tuning it I'm sure there will be - LOL.

Sam - you have no idea how desperately I want a garage & driveway as big as yours.
 
Hi all, Most of the texts have refered to that mechanism as "the flame trap"... might be a clue! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
[ QUOTE ]
Aim the hose at Michigan, and save all those American muscle cars from rusting!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Thanks a lot, Sam!
How about saving some of the LBC's here from the same fate.
Jeff
 
It's starting to scare me; from my work in the foreign parts buiss I remember the PCV valve to be known as a Gulp Valve & thanks to Google I see allot of other people are calling it the same thing.

I know, information overload, but isn't part of the fun of the internet...

Laws for British Sports Cars - John's Cars
I never knew there was such a thing as a <font color="red"> </font> until I saw new ones ...
The next day, driving my MGB to work, the GULP VALVE fell off the motor and ...
www.brokenkitty.com/home/britcars.htm - 18k - Cached -


Similar pages
Rolling Stone : Autobahn : Review
Air from the pump is also supplied to a GULP VALVE, the outlet of which is
connected to the engine inlet manifold. A small-bore sensing pipe connected ...
www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/190252 - 24k -


Cached - Similar pages
GULP VALVE SMOG CAR
MINI Cooper and Classic Mini Cooper Performance, Accessories and Tunner Parts.
We Also carry a full line of A-Series Parts for your Morris, ...
www.minimania.com/web/AddedFrom/ Downloads/Item/13H6189/InvDetail.cfm - 85k - Cached -

Cached - Similar pages
MGB GULP VALVE
MGB GULP VALVE. Part Number: 13H6189. Price: $82.00. NOS GULP VALVE MGB; from
the middle of 1970 until the end of production (1980).
www.britishmiles.com/parts/13h6189.html - 2k - Cached - Similar pages
 
Back
Top