[TPR] Valve cover breathers

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sat Feb 19 11:05:11 PST 2011


Aha.

yea, nice when I catch up reading the things.  Can you point me to your 
solution?
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/home.asp

Asa Jay

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On 2/16/2011 16:07, John Bentley wrote:
> agreed. I use a vent with tip-over protection since my cap is sealed 
> as well.  I think I got it from Pegasus racing.....
>
> JB
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 2/16/11, B Hower /<b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>
>     Subject: Re: [TPR] Valve cover breathers
>     To: "Asa Jay" <asajay at asajay.com>
>     Cc: "John Bentley" <gndplne at yahoo.com>, tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>     Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 3:17 PM
>
>     Asa,
>     I think if you don't have a vented gas cap you need some type of
>     vent. My gas cap is threaded and not vented.
>     IMHO,
>     Bud #3400 (The 7 Banger)
>
>     --- On *Wed, 2/16/11, John Bentley /<gndplne at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>         From: John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com>
>         Subject: Re: [TPR] Valve cover breathers
>         To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com, "Asa Jay Laughton"
>         <asajay at asajay.com>
>         Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7:50 PM
>
>         Asa,
>
>         Just remove the charcoal canister and plug the vapor line at
>         the gas tank.  You should have one breather element (can get
>         from K&N) and a fill cap.  That's all you need to do.
>
>         JB
>
>
>         --- On *Tue, 2/15/11, Asa Jay Laughton /<asajay at asajay.com>/*
>         wrote:
>
>
>             From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>             Subject: [TPR] Valve cover breathers
>             To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>             Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 8:52 PM
>
>             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
>
>             -- 
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>             &  Shelley Marie
>             Spokane, WA
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