As with all training and instruction cycles. Obviously the instruction by your good selves and the training taken on by myself. there should by time for reflection on the training that has gone on, so far all good and then the look forward to the next period of instruction. So, wait for it. Over the winter period i intend to install some twin carbs (34 ICT from Eurocarb), now that i have connected the breather pipes correctly when i install the twin carbs do i just disconnect at the t piece and connect the two remaining pipes to each individual air filter or extend the pipe from the t piece to one of the air filters? Thanks again in advance
On a side note,,my kid bro used the breatherpipe on one side as a return to the tank,,he's running a turbo. so now he has only one breather pipe,,,
:hijack: Sorry about the jack, but I'm basically in the same boat as Crumpets... Following on from Chrisradioman's advice to check our breather tube connectors and finding this, I suddenly realised what that bent & broken pipe in my engine bay was for and that - like Crumpets - a PO has taken a hack-saw to my breather tubes. One tube is bent and stops about the middle of the van and the other is sawn off near the main battery. First question... Why? For the love of fish, WHY?? Second question: When I find some pipe, tubing & a T-piece, should I be connecting it to here? Is that what this port is actually for? (2.0 litre Type 4 engine.)
i've seen that done before..... mine originally went to a charoal filter then to the air filter, i removed the filter and just went straight to the filter, it should be only vapour at that point, looks like someone went non standard and didn't know where to connect to so thought blanking off the breather (loosely termed!) would do........ oh dear, still you've caught it in time so fair play and another bus safe.
my breather pipes are all there up to the tpiece in centre of engine bay , i have twin 40 idfs , where do i plumb in from the tpiece , i do get a strong smell of petrol in the cab evry now and again (all fuel lines etc changed and checked so i can only presume this is the source of the smell ) its a type 1 engine
The stub arrowed on your pic is for the oil breather (on the oil filler). You need to connect that up, then make a new connection in the top of the filter for the tank breather.
don t want to sound to thick but at the same time i dont want a burnt out bus either lol , do you just drill a hole in the top of one of the filters on my 40idf s put a baynoet type fitting into the filter top and connect the pipe , thanks in advance
You can. Just make sure what you fit is fitted in a way that should it work loose it won't fall into the carb-then engine-then BANG!!! I ran mine into the breather box. The fitments for that are far to big to all into my carb.
I just did mine and I drilled and tapped a hole for a 6mm brass fuel union in the top of the left 34ICT filter and then connected the pipes together with a bit of fule hose and some brake pipe. I will take a photo later. Seems to have helped the fuel smell http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Facet-Fuel-Pump-Union-6mm-Kit-Car-BriSCA-F2-Rally-/330775214922?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d03bd3b4a Cheers Ben
I'm in a similar situation with my 2.0l '78 Californian fitted with twin Weber 34 ICT's. The fuel vent pipe is connected to the charcoal canister, but this just vents into the engine bay. The bottom hose from to the canister is missing, so I will fit a new hose and connect this to the metal pipe behind the alternator close to cylinder 2. My questions are: 1. Should I then vent to both carbs? 2. Is a flame trap required? 3. Should I also tee in the crankcase breather or will a mini air filter suffice?
I've always vented to both carbs. That's what I was taught. That's what I do. Likewise the crank case breather to both. I find the breather box brilliant because you can run it all to that and then vent to both carbs. I did at one time fit a mini air filter to the crankcase breather but it left oily fumes and mess in the engine bay. I don't like them.
