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mowog1
Rick Ingram
Central Illinois
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1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

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Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: mowog1
Date: May 07, 2015 11:19PM

I continue to have excessive blow-by on my bored/stroked Rover 3.9.

It has about 5000 miles on it.

I'm looking into a system such as one of these.....thoughts?

[www.summitracing.com]


crashbash
david bash
st. charles
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1979 MGB Rdst V8 project, 1968 MGC GT, 1969 MGB Rd olds 215

Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: crashbash
Date: May 08, 2015 01:15AM

rick
search phillip leonard on this site. he had the same problem even after venting both valve covers to catch tank. his engine builder clancy schmit came up with venting the block at the mech fuel pump blanking plate to catch tank also and cured the problem I believe
bash


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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10/23/2007 11:32PM

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1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: May 08, 2015 11:18AM

I had Jim Blackwood drill & tap a hole in my block off plate 2-3 years ago, so that I could run a 3/4" hose to a catch can. Helped a lot. I still think my head gaskets are leaking into the lifter valley.


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: May 08, 2015 06:50PM

To deal with blowby it helps to thoroughly understand what is going on. We always have some blowby. It is less at idle and can be considerable at full tilt-n'-boogie. In betweeen it, well, varies. It is handled differently by different systems but the one thing that never changes is that relationship and the fact that you have to give it somewhere to go. If you do not the pressure will build up and do nasty things like blow oil out of every seal and orifice. If you do, all is well. But today just relieving the pressure is not good enough. We want to be responsible citizens and minimize pollution, so we recycle. We do this by plumbing the blowby back into the intake tract and thereby burn the oil it carries out with it (the gasses have already burned once so there isn't anything to be gained there).

A PCV system seeks to move fresh air through the engine in a positive manner. This was done primarily to remove blowby components that could combine with oil and moisture to produce acids and sludge. Exactly how it does that is a little complicated but not really important here. What is important is dealing with the gasses. There are two ways for them to get from the crankcase to the intake tract. Through the PCV valve which is too restrictive for higher volumes of blowby such as during high power delivery, and through the large diameter vent line that commonly goes to the air cleaner. This line is essential for high power operation, and is sometimes supplimented by other lines such as at the fuel pump block off plate. All these can be plumbed to a catch can to act as an air/oil separator to save the oil that gets carried out with the blowby but the vent from the catch can has to be large enough to allow full flow, and still should properly be plumbed to the air cleaner in a street application.

Jim


MG four six eight
Bill Jacobson
Wa state
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73 MGB Buick 215, Eaton/GM supercharger

Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: MG four six eight
Date: May 09, 2015 10:41AM

Rick,

Is it using oil also?

Bill


mowog1
Rick Ingram
Central Illinois
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1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: mowog1
Date: May 09, 2015 10:55AM

It does not appear to be burning oil. Nothing notable from the tailpipe.

The underside of the car is now well rust-proofed....courtesy of the blow-by.

I've found oil around the rockers, at the oil filter housing, seeping into the valley. It seeks any weak spot to escape.


MG four six eight
Bill Jacobson
Wa state
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: MG four six eight
Date: May 09, 2015 12:13PM

Sounds like you may have a ring seal concern. I've seen this before when I have torn down low mileage engines for diagnosis and actually saw where there are no wear marks across the full surface of the 2nd compression ring!

A cylinder leak down test is a good way to diagnose a ring seal concern. [www.hotrod.com]

Hopefully it's not a ring seal issue, however if you do have excessive leakage past the compression rings normally a fresh set of rings and re-hone will fix it.

Bill



mowog1
Rick Ingram
Central Illinois
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: mowog1
Date: May 09, 2015 01:26PM

Thanks.


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Todd Kishbach

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: May 09, 2015 06:20PM

How big is your cam? If the cam is too big, you will dump too much fuel and wash down the cylinder walls at lower rpms. If this was the case during initial break in, the walls can become scored and the rings will never seat properly. Its been a recurring theme on a certain engine builders stroker engines. I've also seen an issue with the expensive gapless rings, but that issue always has massive oil consumption as well as blow by. If you think the rings may not be seated properly, and the leak down test proves it, check the bores with a boriscope. The last one I had to deal with was so bad after only 600 miles, the block had to be tossed. In fact the only thing we were able to keep out of the bottom end was the offset ground 4.6 stroker crank.


Nexxussian
Erik Johnson
Alaska
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1974, MGB, Citroen Color Rover V8

Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: Nexxussian
Date: May 14, 2015 06:27AM

I have considered running a "Pan evac" system on other projects in the past, but I have been wondering if anyone has run a vacuum pump on a street car?

I was thinking of regulating the crankcase vacuum down to 8" - 10" of vacuum, which should allow me to run the pump slow (relative to the crank) which should help it last longer.

Just curious if anyone has run one for any length of time on the street?


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: May 14, 2015 10:15AM

I've run intake vacuum to the crankcase and have not been satisfied with the results, as it is possible to draw enough air past the seals to affect the idle speed, and this also has the potential to draw dirt into the crankcase.

Jim


DiDueColpi
Fred Key
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I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now!

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: DiDueColpi
Date: May 14, 2015 06:06PM

I think you,ll be tearing down your engine to fix the blowby problem Rick.
It shouldn't be putting out anywhere near that much blowby.
An evac system will just treat the symptom and not cure the problem.
The good news is, a simple rehone will probably fix you up.
You can even reuse the rings if they measure up OK.
Just make sure that you use the honing procedure that matches your ring choice.
And then break the engine in accordingly.

Live like you mean it
Fred


tr8todd
Todd Kishbach

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: May 17, 2015 08:35PM

I know of several stroker Rovers running vacuum pumps. Heres one in the owners cars section.
www.britishv8.org/Triumph/LorenzHassenstein-TR8.htm


crashbash
david bash
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: crashbash
Date: May 17, 2015 10:43PM

Rick, do you know what type and brand of rings used in this engine build ?


Nexxussian
Erik Johnson
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: Nexxussian
Date: May 18, 2015 04:09AM

Jim, thank you. :)



Nexxussian
Erik Johnson
Alaska
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: Nexxussian
Date: May 18, 2015 04:14AM

Todd, thank you.

Do you know of a way to search a specific section of the forum, such as the build logs / owner's section?

I've tried and I don't find a feature to narrow it with the on site search feature and searching "vacuum pump" or variations through Google, limited to this site returns tens of thousands, or nothing.

I wouldn't mind so much, but so far, the results haven't proven relevant. :(


Jim Stabe
Jim Stabe
San Diego, Ca
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1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: Jim Stabe
Date: May 18, 2015 07:25PM

How many miles do you have on the engine? Edit - I just reread your original post and it has 5,000 miles. Shouldn't have any significant blow by unless something has gone awry inside - broken ring or piston. What components was the short block assembled with and what kind of clearances were used? Has this come on suddenly or has it always been like that? Any detonation events?



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/2015 07:29PM by Jim Stabe.


mowog1
Rick Ingram
Central Illinois
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: mowog1
Date: May 18, 2015 08:47PM

I will dig my paperwork out....this is a hybrid engine built by D&D.

Has done this since I first fired it up.


Jim Stabe
Jim Stabe
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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: Jim Stabe
Date: May 18, 2015 11:09PM

My guess...engine was put together incorrectly. Hope the warranty isn't up


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Crankcase Evacuation Systems
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: May 19, 2015 11:21AM

Sounds like rings upside down or something similar like a poor honing job or cylinders out of round. An easy mistake to make but also an easy one to avoid, and something that an experienced engine builder should never be guilty of. With luck, maybe it is just the rings and you can install a new set and be done.

Jim
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