FuryRebuild
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 09:50 AM |
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duratec - can't say i'd want to fit this
DURATEC 2.3L 2.OL ENGINE BLOCK BREATHER BLANKING PLATE | eBay
He's offering it for wet or dry sump. I could see it being useful for a wet sump as something to cut through and to weld a take-off pipe for a
external catch tank, but just blanking it on a wet sump could lead to leaks.
in a true locost fasion, i intend to either drill mine through to remove the valve, or remove the take-off pipe (seems narrow) and epoxy a wider one
in place.
i love epoxy.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 10:27 AM |
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You would only use the blank if you were fitting a dry sump, as you say remove the PCV valve from the original plastic cover by removing the ball
bearing and spring inside the orange bit and replace. Then connect to a catch tank.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 10:45 AM |
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It's also worth knowing that you need a catch-tank at least 1L per engine litre. I was pulled by scrutineers once because my 1L tank had filled
- a pinto at full chat hill-climbing does tend to throw it out. Interestingly lots of water in the catch tank.
I increased it to 2L and no issue.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 10:51 AM |
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It's worth replying as well that I didn't mind the pull - I was leaving the odd drip on the track, and that's not what you want if
you're on the ragged edge. I emptied the tank and made my next run - fairly fair treatment. Next event, they checked that i'd upgraded to
a 2L tank and all was rosy.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 04:00 PM |
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I've got a 1Ltr catch but as mine will be a roadgoing car think it will be ok.
Keep posting up your rebuild progress reading with interest.
Kev
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 04:52 PM |
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Thanks Kev
I have a blog for it as well (FuryRebuild.co.uk), but I'm not posting much there yet. A friend and I are shooting lots of video and he's
editing it, so I will be posting the video aspects to that.
When I get lots of good answers to a topic from the forum, I pull them into a cohesive post and plonk it there. I also refer back to the thread here
that the info came from - it's right to reference it.
The plan to make the blog work and to ensure I give back to the community here is to create a rebuild thread, and start cross-posting from the blog.
I've also created a facebook group (furyRebuild, no less) and the wordpress blog is capable of cross-posting to that. It means people can follow
it on FB (I have a few petrol head friends there) without being directly friended to me.
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Tiger Super Six
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| posted on 13/3/12 at 05:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big-vee-twin
I've got a 1Ltr catch but as mine will be a roadgoing car think it will be ok.
Keep posting up your rebuild progress reading with interest.
Kev
Also, it's worth noting that the pinto breathes quite heavily whereas the Zetec and Duratec do not. I had a 1 ltr tank on my pinto and emptied
it out all the time (usually a 1/3rd full) but with the Duratec I never had to do anything. On the road a 1ltr tank will be fine.
Mark
Tiger Avon
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