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Old 01-08-2005, 12:29 PM
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Default Gracey Engineering - at it again :cry:

Today people i will invite you into how to fit a breather kit


1 - remove camcover and damaged gasket to reveal the dry sump conversion that you never knew you had




2 - Use a syrynge and piece of vaacume pipe to remove all the oil from the sparkplug trays, and then use suitable mopping up items to get the last of it, Clean sparkplugs in white spirits or petrol




3 - While the camcover is off, this is a very good time to fit your breather kit. Drill thru the camcover at the rear where the cast circle is and then tap using a 3/4 BSP first tap to start the thread, Make sure your taps are spotlessly clean and apply grease to collect any swarf and also to act as a cutting lubericant.








4 - Once you have run thru with a first tap, clean out any swarf using whatever you want, and then run a plug tap down the hole.






5 - Now clean the plug tap untill there is NO swarf on it at all, and then run it dry down the hole from the top of the camcover - this will remove any small deposits of swarf in the threads - as pictured on the tap






6 - Screw in your 3/4 BSP tail and use a suitable sealer on the threads to stop oil passing them - i used an extremely thin layer of Sikaflex - this will garantee any oil NOT getting past



IT IS IMPERITIVE TO CLEAN ALL OF THE CAMCOVER INSIDE TO REMOVE ANY TRACES OF SWARF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


7 - Refit camcover using a NEW gasket and then pipe everything up - as you can see, mine isn't quite finished, as i am waiting on silicone hose







There ya go - the Gracey school of engineering does it again - i think i need to have my own section on here for all the DIY stuff i do and detail
Old 01-08-2005, 12:38 PM
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looks smart....

this is the one you built ya slef isnt it?

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Old 01-08-2005, 12:38 PM
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Good show Gracey
Old 01-08-2005, 12:39 PM
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it is the one i made myself yeah


just waiting on a camcover gasket now - i ordered the flocking thing 16 days ago
Old 01-08-2005, 12:40 PM
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Top work mate
Old 01-08-2005, 12:44 PM
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Bet that syringe has been used a few times on other jobs eh mate!!!
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Old 01-08-2005, 02:02 PM
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PMSL @ Lee



Top work Paul
Old 01-08-2005, 02:17 PM
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Looking good

was there acutally a rocker gasket there the 1st time round
Old 01-08-2005, 02:18 PM
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there was yeah - it split when i had the camcover off the other day, but i never noticed
Old 01-08-2005, 02:28 PM
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looks good,engine bay look wicked in general, whats that purple thing by the powerstering tank
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thats the oil catch tank Gra
Old 01-08-2005, 02:31 PM
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looks pukka my good man
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Nice one gracie m8.
Old 01-08-2005, 05:46 PM
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nice one gracey!
does it work alright
Old 01-08-2005, 05:54 PM
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Cool, whats the difference between a standard tap and a pipe tap?
Old 01-08-2005, 05:59 PM
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a pipe tap - water comes out of it, and you cannot thread holes with - a tap tap you can

and a tap dancer, well
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