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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:47 pm 
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Those of you at Retro Rides Gathering last year might remember I had smoke coming out of the bonnet vents as I arrived last year. Oil was being blown out of one of the plug tubes then running down the rocker cover & burning on the exhaust manifold, hence the smoke.
I was a bit concerned as this meant the engine breather wasn't working properly.
Well I drove it home after the show, stuck it in the garage & left it.
I purchased some ali plug tubes as a 2nd hand pair came up on ebay so today I fitted them & investigated the problem.
Plug tubes were easy to fit so hopefully no more oil down the plug tubes, while the rocker cover was off I also retorqued the head.
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The breather problem was simple, the oil catch can I had fitted was pretty full which was partially blocking one of the breather pipes, anyway a quick job to empty it, I was surprised at what came out:-
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Horrible mayo like gloop, I can only imagine this is oil mixing with condensation, I have waterless coolant so can be that, is this normal?
Anyway it is all back together & ready for it's MOT next week, with a bit of luck all will be OK & I'll be able to attend the New Forest Run that I have missed for the last 3 years.
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The best bit of news is for the first time since I built MSO the clutch is not stuck after the winter lay up. :D
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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:11 pm 
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Hi Tony, looking good! 👍

I think that's normal for a catch tank, if you think about it, any moisture in the oil is cooled rather than going back into the combustion process and emulsifies the oil around it.....mine looks a little similar so I hope that's the case! :)


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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
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Cheers Shaun.

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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
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What Shaun said! The cambox is pleasantly devoid of mayo so you should be fine.

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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
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Here in NL we call that a Belgium engine.

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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
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I wouldn't put that on my Chips/Fries :lol:

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1 minute and 11 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIHpBg1PZGQ

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Yeah!

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Last week got home from Breamore House car show with the whiff of petrol in the cabin, popped the bonnet and one of the unions to the carbs was leaking. Nipped it up and all was OK again, lucky it was not too bad.
Got me thinking though, I used R6 fuel pipe when I built the car and although it was not cracked it had gone very hard.
I had some Cohline 2240 pipe leftover from when I did the fuel lines on my camper van, so today I replaced the pipes. Worth doing especially if you are using E10 fuel.

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 Post subject: Re: MSO 662P
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Very sensible Tony, I'm only using Gates' Barricade on my cars these days, too much shonky stuff around that claims to meet standards that it clearly doesn't.

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