Sunspot 180 update

[welshone]

Originally Posted by Smokey

Is the catch tank the white plastic tub located near the coolant? Mine is almost full to the brim with oil. Is this the bit I empty?

No thats the clutch fluid, sheddist kit


This reminds me I must get round to installing my catcher tank some time soon

[Smokey]

Is this more help? It's the wee White container. Defo aftermarket.

[welshone]

Originally Posted by Smokey

Is this more help? It's the wee White container. Defo aftermarket.

Thats the fluid reservoir for the clutch, sheddist kit needs to be kept topped up

The blue tank with two black pipes coming out of it is the oil catcher tank. Looks like the same as mine as well

[Smokey]

Aaaah... I'm a lucky lucky boy! Just half way through wiring my vis indicator kit in then out tomorrow to test it

[welshone]

Originally Posted by Smokey

Aaaah... I'm a lucky lucky boy! Just half way through wiring my vis indicator kit in then out tomorrow to test it

Thats another job i need to get round too

[pheelay]

lol, sheddist kit. I really need one right now!!

I've just started making my vis indicators

[pheelay]

Originally Posted by petet16

I still think the catch tank should be connected to the blanked pipe going to the air cleaner on your diagram, I have a catch tank on the T16, and have one pipe from the cam cover to the catch tank, and one pipe from the tank into the turbo intake, that way it maintains the original method of operation but routes the breather via the catch tank.

Well, the pipe coming from the air cleaner would be clean air, right? No point trying to capture oil vapour from there. Or have I got that wrong? I guess the way it's plumbed now, there is no vapour at all being piped back into the manifold, which is good?
But if I have it right, the crank cases can't be breathing very well at all. Is that a bad thing?

[petet16]

Originally Posted by pheelay

Well, the pipe coming from the air cleaner would be clean air, right? No point trying to capture oil vapour from there. Or have I got that wrong? I guess the way it's plumbed now, there is no vapour at all being piped back into the manifold, which is good?
But if I have it right, the crank cases can't be breathing very well at all. Is that a bad thing?

We have some confusion here, the breather system allows any crankcase pressure to be routed into the intake, in the old days it was just an open pipe in the engine bay, the catch tank either needs to vent to atmosphere, or have a pipe back into the intake.

[talkingcars]

Originally the vapour goes from the engine back to the airfilter to be drawn through the engine and burnt before going to the atmosphere.

I have a problem with my viz lights in that they are ment to go where my cruise control master switch goes.

[pheelay]

Ahh, so I had the airflow direction wrong. Still none the wiser though if it's ok that the manifold and air filter have been removed from that circuit completely.


Are there cruise control controls on both sides of steering wheel?