[TPR] Valve cover breathers

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

The rules of hot rodding apply here....on your, "two hoses that go nowhere"....

1)  Eliminate them
2)  Plumb them to valve cover breathers or catch can

Push in breather's are for girls.  Have a set of 'stub-ups' welded to your valve 
covers. If you are welding the stub ups onto cast alum DeTomaso valve covers or 
'chrome' Ford Racing valve covers find someone who is good...even if you don't 
like the look of the stub ups there is a fix for that as well....just secure the 
breathers all the way down on top of the valve cover and hardly anyone except 
Mikey will notice you did something functional but not stock! ;-]>
 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com




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From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
Sent: Tue, February 15, 2011 8:52:15 PM
Subject: [TPR] Valve cover breathers

If I remove the stock air cleaner from my 351C engine in the Pantera, in 
order to install a K&N drop-base air cleaner with filter and filter 
top...  I will have two hoses that go nowhere.
- oil fill cap breather hose to stock air cleaner
- charcoal canister vent tube to stock air cleaner

What's a guy to do?

I see there are some nice breathers available but what is the best 
recommended solution to my predicament?  Should I get a simple push-in 
breather that I can put in the oil fill cap?  Is there a better breather 
solution that can replace the cap?  How did -you- do it?

Then, what about that pesky charcoal canister?  Should I simply remove 
it and place it gently on a shelf with a tag for future restoration?  If 
I do that, what do I do with the vent hose from the fuel tank?

I feel like such a novice.

Asa Jay

-- 
Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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