Rocker covers Vents ??

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Rocker covers Vents ??

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Where should I vent the 2 vents on top of my rocker covers to?
Just feed them over the side, or into a filter or back into the carb??


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below the carb into the inlet mnifold, you will need a flame trap in line.
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Re: Rocker covers Vents ??

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Chorlton wrote:Where should I vent the 2 vents on top of my rocker covers to?
Just feed them over the side, or into a filter or back into the carb??
You need to clarify what set up you have. eg. Carb type , injection, and from which model the rocker cover are from.
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Edelbrock 1404.
Covers are SD1
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Post by gelmonkey »

I run my breathers into the base plate of my filter and it works just fine.

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gelmonkey wrote:I run my breathers into the base plate of my filter and it works just fine.

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I agree that this is the simplest way to achieve passive crankshaft ventilation. For positive ventilation, you would need to fit a PCV valve and connect one of the rocker covers to the inlet manifold and the second rocker cover should then have a small filter fitted.

It seems to me that the rocker covers in question are the P5 or P6 type as the SD1 covers I have don't have two breather connections.
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