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Warning to weber converts
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:24 pm
by gemery10
Don't think a pod on the engine side breather will work without probs. Went for hard drive in hills today and nearly passed out from oil fumes. I thought it just sucked on that side but it seems not!
greg
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:35 pm
by smoov
"pod"?
care to elaborate on this? i don't think i quite understand...
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:56 pm
by gemery10
My redline airbox didn't have a very good connection for my crankase breathers (too small) , so I was trying a small pod filter on the drivers side breather and an even smaller one on the passenger side where the little white filter used to work. Theory is the drivers side sucks air in, it goes through the head and sump then out the other breather into the pcv filter etc Prob is it seems fumes still go out the in filter and stink, causing nausea and annoyance.
sorry if doesn't make sense, photos aren't working for me right now,
greg
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:40 am
by stinky
I used garden hose going to a funnel filled with rags on mine ... worked fine
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:06 pm
by gemery10
that sounds wrong in so many ways.lol
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:49 pm
by maudsland
try this trick, on the chassis rails where the cross member attaches there is a hole put the end of the breather hose in that hole via a small peice of tube, voila, no fume and rust proof chassis rails
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:46 pm
by MY_STI
I made an oil catch can from PVC for the rh breather, lh breather filtered to atmo, but hopefully another catch can before the weekend is out, then it will be a 'sealed' system again.
Also welded the PCV valve as is no longer worked as a one way valve and interesting things happened with boost and engine oil...
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:00 pm
by steptoe
That's where the pong is coming from in mine !!
Maybe I should vent it out towards the rear and share it with those behind me !
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:19 am
by gemery10
I tested it by using heater hose and the redline filter plastic connector. No smell at all but I'm not convinced its breathing well enough. The manuel (gregorys) says above moderate throttle the whole system reverses and puts blowby fumes into airbox or in my case engine bay and then my airways. Thats an interesting chassis mod I'll try that if my makeshift effort won't stay put,
Correct me if I am wrong but if the pcv is blocked won't that build too much pressure and makes nasty leaks such as rear main?