I have an oil fill tube that does not have a removable cap. It does have a flexible vent pipe going down the side. What is this thing?
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sounds aftermarket to direct blow-by fumes away from the engine itself
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It's what I use I'm sure, described as an oil breather.
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an original fumaze goes for big $$ over 1003~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
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"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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I use a aftermarket fumaze. Picked it up pretty cheap at a swap meet. The driver side used to get a fine mist of oil. Now it stays nice and clean and dry. But the one thing I noticed is that the rear main doesn't leak as much anymore. Can someone explain why or is it just a coincidencesOriginally posted by Mitch View PostComment
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it is acting as a draft tubeComment
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There's one on eBay right now!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/232350279525...p2471758.m4703
FYI, This one sold for $155 earlier this weekLast edited by CarlG; 06-04-2017, 03:14 AM.Alaskan A's
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I opted for a '32 B engine larger dia. pipe after some web searching. The caps are hard to find but show up from time to time. Doing the plastic bag test over the fill hole, the larger pipe appears to breathe a little better. I'm not sure the breather cap screen restricts air flow compared to the fumaze. I think the vendors sell a modern (pricey) version of the '32 pipe..One guy I chatted with fabricated the pipe from exhaust pipe transition fittings available from autoparts stores and then found a breathing cap to fit. There were no internal baffles, however.Comment
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I also have the B oil filler tube. Cap is a little rough. It will work until I find one lf the aluminium caps to fit it. Rod"Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good." Thomas SowellComment
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The draft tube on ebay sold for $155!Comment
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I bought mine on eBay several years ago for $15, probably because the seller didn't know what he had. The most recent one on eBay sold for $154 ! I can attest to the fact that it does the job as advertised, and works much better than the ones with the flexible tubes that the vendors sell these days.Originally posted by PurdyAlaskan A's
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Could the '32 larger pipe perform better than the Fumaze,? I removed my Fumaze (and other accessories) due to theft concerns. As mentioned, with a newly rebuilt engine, the '32 exhibits a lot of back pressure relief via the bag test.Comment
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On his CCPU, Les extended the flex pipe CLEAN to the rear of his truck, using flex conduit tubing.
He & his Wife drove thet dude clear to Canada & back, with NO SMELL!!!
Vermins' cap has a missing hose, I'll replace it with that same kind of conduit, the Dog will test it for me, he smells EVERYTHING!!!
Bill NoseLast edited by BILL WILLIAMSON; 06-06-2017, 09:41 AM.Comment
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Well, since all the newsletters I get have the "Tech Tip" about the oil filler cap and cleaning the filler tube, and since I don't know the answer, I was wondering if there is a specific way to install the tube.
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